Get Date array by date.

get-date-array.php

<?php

    /**
	 * Get Date array by date
	 * 
	 * @param  string $myDate Date in the format format dd/mm/yyyy
	 * @return array 	      Date array
	 */
	function getDateArray($myDate) {

		$myDate = explode('/', $myDate);

		$myDate = $myDate[2].'-'.$myDate[0].'-'.$myDate[1];

		$newDate['day'] = date('d', strtotime($myDate));

		$newDate['month'] = date('M', strtotime($myDate));

		$newDate['year'] = date('y', strtotime($myDate));

		return $newDate;

	}

?>