protected function normalize(string $text) : string
    {
        $search = ['jan.','feb.','mar.','apr.','may.','jun.','jul.','aug.','sep.','oct.','nov.','dec.'];
        $replace = [
            "january",
            "february",
            "march",
            "april",
            "may",
            "june",
            "july",
            "august",
            "september",
            "october",
            "november",
            "december"
        ];        
        return str_ireplace($search, $replace, $text);
    }
protected function normalize(string $text) : string
    {
        $search = ['jan.','feb.','mar.','apr.','may.','jun.','jul.','aug.','sep.','oct.','nov.','dec.'];
        $replace = [
            "january",
            "february",
            "march",
            "april",
            "may",
            "june",
            "july",
            "august",
            "september",
            "october",
            "november",
            "december"
        ];        
        return str_ireplace($search, $replace, $text);
    }
protected function normalize ( string $ text ) : string { $ search = [ 'jan.' , 'feb.' , 'mar.' , 'apr.' , 'may.' , 'jun.' , 'jul.' , 'aug.' , 'sep.' , 'oct.' , 'nov.' , 'dec.' ] ; $ replace = [ "january" , "february" , "march" , "april" , "may" , "june" , "july" , "august" , "september" , "october" , "november" , "december" ] ; return str_ireplace ( $ search , $ replace , $ text ) ; }
Remove any periods from abbreviated month names
ie Mar. to March
@param string $text
Remove any periods from abbreviated month names ie Mar . to March