Convert a time string eg "Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:10:00 EST" to DataTime in PHP

I am parsing a xml, and I get the created time as: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:10:00 EST

My requirement is to convert this time开发者_如何学JAVA into the specified time format using DateTime function before inserting it in the database.

Can anyone help me with this.

Thanks you Zeeshan

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1. set EST timezone

   date_default_timezone_set('America/New_York');
   

2. convert to epoch

   $epoch = strtotime('Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:10:00 EST');
   

3. get date/time

   echo date('Y-m-d H:i:s', $epoch);