PHP Format date

How to format date with Vanilla PHP

php

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Document</title>
</head>

<body>
    <?php
    $date = new DateTime("2025-02-22");
    $createdAt = htmlspecialchars($date->format('l\,\ d M\,\ Y'));

    echo "No forma date: 2025-02-22<br>";
    echo "Format date: $createdAt";
    ?>
</body>

</html>