CLDR / ICU pattern to PHP date().

23 of 26 fields map cleanly; 3 have no PHP date() token.

PHP date()

yy-m-d H:i

Reference · Mon, Jan 2 2006, 3:04:05 PM MST

0606-01-02 15:04

Right now, your zone

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Both sides render the same instant — the translation is faithful.

CLDR / ICU pattern	PHP date()	Field	Example
y	Y	Four-digit year	2006
yy	y	Two-digit year	06
M	n	Month number	1
MM	m	Month number, padded	01
MMM	M	Month name, abbreviated	Jan
MMMM	F	Month name, full	January
d	j	Day of month	2
dd	d	Day of month, padded	02
E	D	Weekday, abbreviated	Mon
EEEE	l	Weekday, full	Monday
D	no token	Day of year	2
w	W	Week of year	1
Y	o	ISO week-based year	2006
H	G	Hour, 24-hour clock	15
HH	H	Hour, 24-hour clock, padded	15
h	g	Hour, 12-hour clock	3
hh	h	Hour, 12-hour clock, padded	03
a	A	AM/PM marker	PM
mm	i	Minute, padded	04
ss	s	Second, padded	05
S	v	Fractional seconds	000
xx	O	UTC offset, basic	-0700
xxx	P	UTC offset, extended	-07:00
z	T	Time-zone name, short	MST
G	no token	Era	AD
Q	no token	Quarter	1