format date field

From: Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 16:45:12 +0000
Subject: format date field
Groups: php.general 
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I am reading in a date field from a mysql database the field on the screen shows up as 2007-05-01 on the screen I would like the field to show 05-01-2007 currently I am issueing the following command print $row['open']; how can I format this field??? while I am at it how can I accept the date field as 05-01-2007;

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