Answers for "php generate dates"

php script to generate random date

//Generate a timestamp using mt_rand.
$timestamp = mt_rand(1, time());

//Format that timestamp into a readable date string.
$randomDate = date("d M Y", $timestamp);

//Print it out.
echo $randomDate;

create date from string php

$element = '15-Feb-2009';
$date = DateTime::createFromFormat('j-M-Y', $element);