- date_create: documentation ( source)
<?php
$value = '2711.1966';
//$bdate = DateTime::createFromFormat('m.d.Y', $value);
//$bdate = date_format(date_create($value), "d.m.Y");
//$dateTime = DateTime::createFromFormat('m/d/Y', $date);
if ($bdate = date_create($value) != false) {
echo 'yeah';
}
?>