Date format conversion in php 5 -

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i want convert d, d.m.y y-m-d format i.e

echo $from_date=date('y-m-d', strtotime(wed, 09.12.15)); 

but give me result 2016-01-13

https://app.absence.io/#/calendar/absence/new check link, want send date in 2016-01-01 format database

first of all, ensure date string enclosed in quotations (" or ').

secondly, "wed, 09.12.15" not valid date format can understood strtotime().

the full list of date formats listed here.