[Resolved] Unix timestamp Format

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[marcoR-6]

hi,

I have a costum date field that I need to format

this is my code:
$end_date = get_post_meta( $course_id, 'wpcf-end_date', true );
$end_format = date ('j F Y', $end_date);

Everything works fine but I have this error log:
warning date() expects parameter 2 to be int string given

I saw from this topic that you recommended the same method https://toolset.com/forums/topic/unix-timestamp-change/

How to fix?

[Minesh]

Hello. Thank you for contacting the Toolset support.

Can you please try to use the following line of code and replace with your existing line:

$end_format = date ('j F Y',(int)$end_date);

does that helps to fix the issue?

[marcoR-6]

Hi, thanks for the reply. I had evaluated this solution but in case there were 0 (highly unlikely but it can be) in the first positions in the timestamp it would be removed

[Minesh]

Do you mean that when there is leading 0 with the value - the field is not displayed?

[marcoR-6]

No, i mean something link this:

$end_date = get_post_meta( $course_id, 'wpcf-end_date', true ); -> for example "0674124393"
$end_format = (int)$end_date; -> results : 674124393

[Minesh]

We are casing the variable with integer. What is the issue you are having I'm not getting. Also, this is not related to Toolset but something related to PHP.

[marcoR-6]

Hello,

is it correct that I take this meta data as a string?
$end_date = get_post_meta( $course_id, 'wpcf-end_date', true );
is generated with a costum date field

[Minesh]

Yes - you can as Toolset stores the custom date field value as Unix Timestamp.

[marcoR-6]

My issue is resolved now. Thank you!