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Function Signature:

mysql2date

Function Description:

Converts given MySQL date string into a different format.

Function Examples:

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// Example 1: Convert a MySQL date to a human-readable date format
$date = '2022-09-15 12:30:45';
$formatted_date = mysql2date( 'F j, Y', $date );
echo $formatted_date; // Output: September 15, 2022
// Example 2: Handle a situation where the input date is empty
$date = '';
$formatted_date = mysql2date( 'F j, Y', $date );
if ( $formatted_date ) {
    echo $formatted_date;
} else {
    echo 'No date available';
}
// Example 3: Convert a MySQL date to a timestamp
$date = '2022-09-15 12:30:45';
$timestamp = mysql2date( 'U', $date );
echo $timestamp; // Output: 1663327845