Format the date as used in MySQL?

I am trying to format the datestamp that is created in MySQL and it doesn't seem to work. For example, in MySQL, the datestamp is shown as 20000515101054 (yyyymmddhhmmss) but when I use date( "F d, Y", $date ) where $date is what I have that entry saved as, I get January 13, 2038. Is there a different command to handle these kind of dates or do I have to format it some way? BTW, I also wanted to include the time, but just wanted to check it quickly, so I don't know how the time will show up. -- Todd Eddy tristar@raex.com http://www.vrillusions.com/