note 81664 added to function.strftime

Here's a simple version for date formating i use between displaying in HTML and converting back to MYSQL format: function format_date($original='', $format="%m/%d/%Y") { $format = ($format=='date' ? "%m-%d-%Y" : $format); $format = ($format=='datetime' ? "%m-%d-%Y %H:%M:%S" : $format); $format = ($format=='mysql-date' ? "%Y-%m-%d" : $format); $format = ($format=='mysql-datetime' ? "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S" : $format); return (!empty($original) ? strftime($format, strtotime($original)) : "" ); } example (in HTML or webapp): [grab from database]... $dbase_stored_date = "2007-03-15"; $display_html_date = format_date($dbase_stored_date); ... displays as "03/15/2007" example (saving form via on POST/GET): $update_date = format_date($_POST['display_html_date'], 'mysql-date'); // converts back to '2007-03-15' .... [your mysql update here] Don't forget to sanitize your POST/GET's =) ---- Server IP: 208.69.120.35 Probable Submitter: 65.8.70.130 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.strftime.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/81664 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/81664/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/81664/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/81664/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/81664/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/81664/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/81664/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/81664 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/81664 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php