Dear Irm Jr, Here are two functions:: http::/www.php.net/strtotime http::/www.php.net/mktime using these functions togethor you can do the need full. BTW why not store just unix time stamp in mysql database. Most People use a string field in mysql database to store timestamp, it simply work without any problem. zareef ahmed --- Irm Jr <irmjr@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi all, currently I have a form which prompts for > the user to choose a > date. The dropdown lists are stored into variables: > > $month //e.g. January, February, ... > $day //e.g 1 - 31 > $year //e.g. 2004 (four digits) > > then combined into > > $articleDate > > How can I manipulate this variable to be in such a > format that I can > insert the information into a DATE column in a mySQL > database. > > Dates are a bit of a mystery to me as PHP and MySQL > handle them > differently. Your help is appreciated. > > Thanks > ===== Zareef Ahmed :: A PHP Developer in Delhi(India). Homepage :: http://www.zasaifi.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php