https://bphogan.com/categories/elixir-phoenix/Recent content in Elixir Phoenix on Brian P. HoganHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSat, 03 Dec 2016 17:00:00 +0000https://bphogan.com/tutorials/elixir/how_to_format_dates_in_phoenix/Sat, 03 Dec 2016 17:00:00 +0000https://bphogan.com/tutorials/elixir/how_to_format_dates_in_phoenix/Formatting dates in Phoenix isn’t as straightforward as it is in other frameworks. There isn’t a built-in method to do strftime, but by using the timex library, we can add it in easily. Let’s look at how. Creating a Sample Application First, let’s create a new Phoenix application called cookbook which we’ll use to tinker around with dates. $ mix phoenix.new cookbook Then change to the cookbook directory, create the development database, and generate a new table of recipes: