Output ACF Date Field in german date format. #php #acf

german-date-format.php

<?php

// for example we start from a variable like this
$yyyymmdd = get_field('date');

// set the local time to italian
date_default_timezone_set('Europe/Zurich');
$loc_de = setlocale(LC_ALL, 'de_DE@euro', 'de_DE', 'de', 'ge');

// convert the variable $yyyymmdd to a real date with DateTime
$truedate = DateTime::createFromFormat('Ymd', $yyyymmdd);
$datum = ucfirst(strftime('%A. %d %B %Y', $truedate->format('U')));

//Output Dienstag. 26 Januar 2021