- time: documentation ( source)
<?php
$fecha = new StdClass;
$fecha->innertext = '05/16/2013';
$eventDate = DateTime::createFromFormat('m/d/Y', $fecha->innertext);
if ( false===$eventDate ) {
die('invalid date format');
}
echo "\n";
echo $eventDate->getTimestamp();
echo "\n";
echo time();