- preg_match: documentation ( source)
<?php
function convert($date)
{
preg_match('~^(\d)(\d)-(\d)(\d)-(\d)(\d)$~', $date, $m);
return "$m[1] $m[2] $m[3] $m[4] $m[5] $m[6]";
}
echo convert('30-11-1967');
//3 0 1 1 67