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how to convert Month in words to its numeric equivalent....
example:

<?php
$month = 'JANUARY';

// code to convert the month JANUARY to its numerical equivalent...

echo 'help please for the numerical JANUARY equivalent here';

?>

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SAMPLE OUTPUT

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Edited by lloydsbackyard because: lacking
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Member Avatar for pritaeas

Try the date_parse function.

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Try this

<?php
$month = 'JANUARY';

echo $mon = date('m',strtotime($month));
?>
Member Avatar for almostbob

and when inputting the date,
If you have control of the data form <select><option value='1'>January</option><option value='2'>February</option> etc

Edited by almostbob because: n/a
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thanks...it helps...i got this code...from it

$month = strtoupper($_POST);
$conmonth = strtotime($month);
$new_month=idate('m', $conmonth);

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if your problem solvec mark this thread as solved

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