RE: [PHP-DB] reversing a date stamp

2002-12-05 Thread Mark
--- "John W. Holmes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I'm using the below code as the basis for a client updateable
> > news
> > section..
> > I have variable called date which is set in the db as
> > TIMESTAMP(6).
> > When I
> > print it i get the date in the reverse order YYMMDD. What would
> > be the
> > best
> > way to display it in reverse based on my code below?
> > 
> > Just use strrev() to reverse the string.

But that will turn 021205 into 502120, whereas I assume he's trying
to do 051202. You can parse and reorder the string using substr() or
you can using the date() and mktime() functions.

-M
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RE: [PHP-DB] reversing a date stamp

2002-12-05 Thread John W. Holmes
> I'm using the below code as the basis for a client updateable news
> section..
> I have variable called date which is set in the db as TIMESTAMP(6).
When I
> print it i get the date in the reverse order YYMMDD. What would be the
> best
> way to display it in reverse based on my code below?

Just use strrev() to reverse the string.

---John Holmes...
---Sometimes you get what you ask for. 



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