# Convert English time to timestamp

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-english-time-to-timestamp/272325>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [October 4, 2008, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-english-time-to-timestamp/272325 "2008-10-04T00:19:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![NeoDreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-english-time-to-timestamp/272325/1 "2008-10-04T00:19:23Z")

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Is there a built in PHP function which can convert time written in plain old English to the Unix timestamp? Example:

```auto

Oct 03 '08 at 3:39pm

```