Re: convert date in german format
| From: | CPT John W. Holmes | Date: | Wed, 26 Nov 2003 16:10:19 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: convert date in german format | ||
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From: "Ruprecht Helms" <rhelms@mayn.de>
> how can I convert a date stored in a mysql-database for output
> in the german format (dd.mm.yy).
>
> I tried date ("d.m.y",$row->from);
>
> but I still get the english-format stored in the database.
> The databasefield is type date.
That's because date() wants a Unix timestamp. MySQL has it's own format.
You have two options. Option 1 is to use DATE_FORMAT() in your query to
retrieve the date already formated. DATE_FORMAT() works similar to the PHP
date() function. Look it up in Chapter 6 of the MySQL Manual.
Option 2 is to use UNIX_TIMESTAMP() in your query to retrieve the MySQL date
formatted as a Unix timestamp. You can then pass this value to the PHP
date() function and format it like you have above.
---John Holmes...