Haig, What kind of problems are you having? I do this by using the date function to convert to the YYYY-MM-DD format for MySQL. I've had no problems with birth dates prior to 1970. Take care, Floyd On Jan 27, 2010, at 5:58 PM, Haig Davis wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I'm sure I'm missing something simple. I'm trying to store dates of birth > prior to 1970 in mysql. I've tried mysql's date_format but am hitting a > wall. I'm chasing my tail and was hoping for the best practice. > > Many Thanks > > Haig -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php