[PHP] convert yyyy/mm/dd to mm/dd/yyyy, how?
Hello everybody, convert /mm/dd to mm/dd/, how? MYSQL does everything in /mm/dd. I live in the Netherlands and we are use to the format dd/mm/. What's the best way to display it as mm/dd/ in a table on a query? My first idea whas to split the date up in vars in php and then print the vars in the way I like it Is this a bad idea? Or are there better sollutions? Thanx in advance for answering! -- Met vriendelijke groet / With Greetings, Sander Peters site: http://www.visionnet.nl/ email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] webmail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] convert yyyy/mm/dd to mm/dd/yyyy, how?
Hiya,
Personally, I use the following bit of code. All it does is take a 14 digit
timestamp and convert it into a unix timestamp:
function date($date) {
//Extract the parts from the date
$year = substr($date, 0, 4);
$month = substr($date, 4, 2);
$day = substr($date, 6, 2);
$hour = substr($date, 8, 2);
$min = substr($date, 10, 2);
$sec = substr($date, 10, 2);
//return the unix timestamp for the date passed
return (gmmktime($hour, $min, $sec, $month, $day, $year));
}
From then on, you can use the date function in PHP to manage the date.
There are also ways to do it using the SQL command (DATE_FORMATE() I think
is one), but you'll have to read the manual for into on that.
At 20:56 13/01/2002 +0100, Sander Peters wrote:
Hello everybody,
convert /mm/dd to mm/dd/, how?
MYSQL does everything in /mm/dd.
I live in the Netherlands and we are use to the format dd/mm/.
What's the best way to display it as mm/dd/ in a table on a query?
My first idea whas to split the date up in vars in php and then print
the vars in the way I like it
Is this a bad idea? Or are there better sollutions?
Thanx in advance for answering!
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Re: [PHP] convert yyyy/mm/dd to mm/dd/yyyy, how?
on 1/13/02 12:56 PM, Sander Peters at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My first idea whas to split the date up in vars in php and then print the vars in the way I like it Is this a bad idea? Or are there better sollutions? that's the way i do it. i have 2 functions i use all the time for getting dates in and out of mysql using $month,$day,$year. for any project, i also create functions for formatting $month,$day,$year however the customer requires the output. -- mike cullerton -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] convert yyyy/mm/dd to mm/dd/yyyy, how?
MySQL has plenty of functions to return dates to you in any format you specify. Please read http://mysql.com/documentation/mysql/bychapter/manual_Reference.html#Date_and_time_functions and pay special attention to the DATE_FORMAT() function. -Rasmus On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, Sander Peters wrote: Hello everybody, convert /mm/dd to mm/dd/, how? MYSQL does everything in /mm/dd. I live in the Netherlands and we are use to the format dd/mm/. What's the best way to display it as mm/dd/ in a table on a query? My first idea whas to split the date up in vars in php and then print the vars in the way I like it Is this a bad idea? Or are there better sollutions? Thanx in advance for answering! -- Met vriendelijke groet / With Greetings, Sander Peters site: http://www.visionnet.nl/ email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] webmail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[PHP] Re: [PHP-DB] Re: [PHP] convert yyyy/mm/dd to mm/dd/yyyy, how?
Rasmus, I have held several datetime-related conversations with people recently, and another series about 'when'/whether to use PHP or MySQL functionality. Here you are, the man of PHP, advising Sander to use MySQL functionality! (and in marked contrast to the (biased) advice one might expect on PHP lists, eg JDEW's reply) I'm grinning at the apparent incongruity, but with no insult to yourself. Would you care to comment further on when one should consider using SQL commands in favor of implementing identical functionality in PHP (and possibly in some situations, vice-versa)? Regards, =dn - Original Message - From: Rasmus Lerdorf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sander Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 13 January 2002 19:52 Subject: [PHP-DB] Re: [PHP] convert /mm/dd to mm/dd/, how? MySQL has plenty of functions to return dates to you in any format you specify. Please read http://mysql.com/documentation/mysql/bychapter/manual_Reference.html#Date_and_time_functions and pay special attention to the DATE_FORMAT() function. -Rasmus On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, Sander Peters wrote: Hello everybody, convert /mm/dd to mm/dd/, how? MYSQL does everything in /mm/dd. I live in the Netherlands and we are use to the format dd/mm/. What's the best way to display it as mm/dd/ in a table on a query? My first idea whas to split the date up in vars in php and then print the vars in the way I like it Is this a bad idea? Or are there better sollutions? Thanx in advance for answering! -- Met vriendelijke groet / With Greetings, Sander Peters site: http://www.visionnet.nl/ email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] webmail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[PHP] Re: [PHP-DB] Re: [PHP] convert yyyy/mm/dd to mm/dd/yyyy, how?
You use the right tool for the job. MySQL is going to have to format the date field for the return anyway. It makes sense to simply tell MySQL your preferred format instead of having it returned to you in the wrong format and then you having to apply more gear to get it into the right one. -Rasmus On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, DL Neil wrote: Rasmus, I have held several datetime-related conversations with people recently, and another series about 'when'/whether to use PHP or MySQL functionality. Here you are, the man of PHP, advising Sander to use MySQL functionality! (and in marked contrast to the (biased) advice one might expect on PHP lists, eg JDEW's reply) I'm grinning at the apparent incongruity, but with no insult to yourself. Would you care to comment further on when one should consider using SQL commands in favor of implementing identical functionality in PHP (and possibly in some situations, vice-versa)? Regards, =dn - Original Message - From: Rasmus Lerdorf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sander Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 13 January 2002 19:52 Subject: [PHP-DB] Re: [PHP] convert /mm/dd to mm/dd/, how? MySQL has plenty of functions to return dates to you in any format you specify. Please read http://mysql.com/documentation/mysql/bychapter/manual_Reference.html#Date_and_time_functions and pay special attention to the DATE_FORMAT() function. -Rasmus On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, Sander Peters wrote: Hello everybody, convert /mm/dd to mm/dd/, how? MYSQL does everything in /mm/dd. I live in the Netherlands and we are use to the format dd/mm/. What's the best way to display it as mm/dd/ in a table on a query? My first idea whas to split the date up in vars in php and then print the vars in the way I like it Is this a bad idea? Or are there better sollutions? Thanx in advance for answering! -- Met vriendelijke groet / With Greetings, Sander Peters site: http://www.visionnet.nl/ email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] webmail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
