static function longDateString($date) {
        str_replace('now', date('m.d.y'), $date);

        if (!self::parsable($date)) return null;

        $r = self::fromString($date);

        return $r->format('M d, Y');
    }
static function longDateString($date) {
        str_replace('now', date('m.d.y'), $date);

        if (!self::parsable($date)) return null;

        $r = self::fromString($date);

        return $r->format('M d, Y');
    }
static function longDateString ( $ date ) { str_replace ( 'now' , date ( 'm.d.y' ) , $ date ) ; if ( ! self :: parsable ( $ date ) ) return null ; $ r = self :: fromString ( $ date ) ; return $ r -> format ( 'M d, Y' ) ; }
Returns date in long date format

@param   string  $date Date
@return  string   Long Date

@return  string
Returns date in long date format