- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$dob = DateTimeImmutable::createFromFormat(DateTimeImmutable::ATOM, '1971-07-08T00:00:00+02:00');
echo $dob->format(DateTimeImmutable::ATOM);
echo PHP_EOL;
echo $dob->format('d.m.Y.');
var_dump(DateTimeImmutable::createFromFormat(DateTimeImmutable::ATOM, null));