> That's because date() wants a Unix timestamp. MySQL has it's own format. > You have two options. Option 1 is to use DATE_FORMAT() in your query to > retrieve the date already formated. DATE_FORMAT() works similar to the PHP > date() function. Look it up in Chapter 6 of the MySQL Manual. > Option 2 is to use UNIX_TIMESTAMP() in your query to retrieve the MySQL date > formatted as a Unix timestamp. You can then pass this value to the PHP > date() function and format it like you have above. Or option 3: strtotime() Chris -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php