How to modify the format of the year in PHP?

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To modify the format of the year in PHP, we can use the date() function which returns the formatted date. The date() function accepts two parameters:

1. The first parameter is a format string that defines the format of the output.
2. The second parameter is an optional timestamp, which defaults to the current time if not specified.

Here are some examples of modifying the format of the year:

1. Changing the year format from "Y" to "y":

$originaldate = "2019-05-15"; $newdate = date("y-m-d", strtotime($original_date)); // Output: 19-05-15

1. Converting the year format from "Y-m-d" to "d-m-Y":

$originaldate = "2019-05-15"; $newdate = date("d-m-Y", strtotime($original_date)); // Output: 15-05-2019

1. Removing the century from the year format:

$originaldate = "2019-05-15"; $newdate = date("y-m-d", strtotime($original_date)); // Output: 19-05-15

1. Adding the ordinal suffix to the day:

$originaldate = "2019-05-15"; $day = date("jS", strtotime($originaldate)); // Output: 15th

By using the date function with arguments as per the requirement, we can modify the format of the year.