[PHP] Month name -> number

[NeoDreamer]

Is there any way to convert a string containing the month name into the month number? For example, if $name = "Jan", I want "1".

[Jeff Wheeler]

Are you using PHP5?

[ramie]

have a look at using a switch statement http://uk.php.net/switch

[Jeff Wheeler]

Yeah, I saw gonna suggest a switch if you don't have PHP5. If you do, though, just use the strptime function.

[ramie]

thats not a true string conversation tho is it? my php is intentionally rusty which is why I ask, that could be quite useful. So if you pass strptime a string like feb it will return 2?

[bigmtnskier]

Or you could just use an array.


$map = array(
'jan' => 1,
'feb' => 2,
'mar' => 3,
'apr' => 4,
'may' => 5,
'jun' => 6,
'jul' => 7,
'aug' => 8,
'sept' => 9,
'oct' => 10,
'nov' => 11,
'dec' => 12
);
$monthnumber = $map[strtolower($name)];

:)

[Jeff Wheeler]

Or, with PHP5:


<?php
$time = strptime('March', '%B');
echo $time['tm_mon']+1;
?>