- date_create_from_format: documentation ( source)
- date_format: documentation ( source)
<?php
$date = DateTime::createFromFormat('l, F j Y g.ia','Thursday, April 2 2014 7.20pm');
echo $date = $date->format('d/m/Y');
echo '\n';
$date = date_create_from_format('l, F j Y g.ia','Thursday, April 2 2014 7.20pm');
echo date_format($date, 'Y-m-d');