Comments on: Convert date formats between PHP and MySQL (mm/dd/yyyy to yyyy-mm-dd) http://www.fahdmurtaza.com/myblog/2008/09/08/convert-date-formats-between-php-and-mysql-mm-dd-yyyy-to-yyyy-mm-dd.html Portfolio & Blog Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:01:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: Alan http://www.fahdmurtaza.com/myblog/2008/09/08/convert-date-formats-between-php-and-mysql-mm-dd-yyyy-to-yyyy-mm-dd.html/comment-page-1#comment-114 Alan Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:42:05 +0000 http://www.fahdmurtaza.com/myblog/?p=412#comment-114 If you are processing US or EUR dates for insert into MySQL AND if you're using a newer version (4.1.1 or later), you also have the str_to_date function: US: SELECT str_to_date('09/08/2008','%m/%d/%Y') EUR: SELECT str_to_date('09/08/2008','%d/%m/%Y') I think postgresql and Oracle have a similar, "to_date" function, but the formatting strings use a different syntax. If you are processing US or EUR dates for insert into MySQL AND if you’re using a newer version (4.1.1 or later), you also have the str_to_date function:

US:
SELECT str_to_date(’09/08/2008′,’%m/%d/%Y’)

EUR:
SELECT str_to_date(’09/08/2008′,’%d/%m/%Y’)

I think postgresql and Oracle have a similar, “to_date” function, but the formatting strings use a different syntax.

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