Creation with the ~date_create_from_format()~ function: format( DateTime::ISO8601 ); ?>]]> Parsing with the ~date_parse_from_format()~ function: ]]> Example: Pattern String Y M D !y\*d\*m 06/08/04 false false false |ef2929|!|y\*d\*m 06/08/04 |ef2929|1970 01 01| |a40000|!||ef2929|y|\*d\*m |ef2929|06|/08/04 |ef2929|2006| 01 01 |a40000|!y||ef2929|\*|d\*m |a40000|06||ef2929|/|08/04 2006 01 01 |a40000|!y\*||ef2929|d|\*m |a40000|06/||ef2929|08|/04 2006 01 |ef2929|08| |a40000|!y\*d||ef2929|\*|m |a40000|06/08||ef2929|/|04 2006 01 08 |a40000|!y\*d\*||ef2929|m| |a40000|06/08/||ef2929|04| 2006 |ef2929|04| 08 |a40000|!y\*d\*m| |a40000|06/08/04| 2006 04 08