Re: help with date formatting

On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 11:51:07 -0600 Ryan <SpanglerRP22@uww.edu> wrote: By, the way I'm getting the date from a MySQL database. The posted date variable is stored as the date type in the MySQL database so it comes out like this 2002-03-06. Should I convert the date into a time stamp or how should I do this. Let me know what would be the most efficient and best way to do this. Thanks. > Hi, I'm trying to create an events page, where it shows the posted > events. I enter data using phpmyadmin. Currently, the ouput is like > this: > > -------------------------------------------------------- > Conference in New York > 2002-03-06 > > There is going to be a conference in New York next week. > -------------------------------------------------------- > > I'm having trouble with the formatting of the date. I'm using the > type date with the function now, so it shows the current date when I > post an event. Here is what I would like: > > -------------------------------------------------------- > Conference in New York > Wednesday, March 5th, 2002 > > There is going to be a conference in New York next week. > -------------------------------------------------------- > > Thanks for any help. > > -- > Ryan Spangler > 428 N Harmony Ln, Apt. 3 > Whitewater, WI 53190 > (262) 473-8392 > SpanglerRP22@uww.edu -- Ryan Spangler 428 N Harmony Ln, Apt. 3 Whitewater, WI 53190 (262) 473-8392 SpanglerRP22@uww.edu