strtotime - Converting Dates

[nikomou]

Hello,

How could i convert the string "18/04/2009" into the format "Sat 18th Apr 09"

I've tried using this:

$EventDate = strtotime("$EventDate");
$EventDate = date('D jS M y', $EventDate);

But this doesnt work as the string isnt in the correct format

[techietim]

function eventDataConvert($date){
    list($day, $month, $year) = explode('/', $date);
    $time = mktime(0, 0, 0, $month, $day, $year);
    return date('D jS M y', $time);
}