- var_dump: documentation ( source)
- date_create_from_format: documentation ( source)
- date_default_timezone_set: documentation ( source)
<?php
date_default_timezone_set('Europe/London');
$dateString = '25 July 2014 15:01';
$date = date_create_from_format('j F Y G:i', $dateString);
var_dump($date);