i just copy your code and paste into a test file. <? $timestamp = "Fri Jan 28 19:53:09 2005"; $date = date("Y-m-d",strtotime($timestamp)); echo $date; ?> with best wishes balwant On Tue, 2005-02-01 at 10:33, Bastien Koert wrote: > pls post relevant code > > bastien > > >From: Balwant Singh <balwantsingh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Reply-To: balwantsingh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To: Bastien Koert <bastien_k@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >CC: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: RE: timestamp > >Date: 01 Feb 2005 10:13:40 +0530 > > > >dear bastien > > > >thanks for the reply... but i checked it again but it is giving only > >1970-01-01. is something else needs to be done. > > > >with best wishes > >balwant > > > > > > > >On Mon, 2005-01-31 at 19:46, Bastien Koert wrote: > > > This code : > > > > > > <? > > > $timestamp = "Fri Jan 28 19:53:09 2005"; > > > > > > $date = date("Y-m-d",strtotime($timestamp)); > > > > > > echo $date; > > > > > > ?> > > > > > > gave me this result > > > > > > 2005-01-28 > > > > > > Exactly as it should. > > > > > > Bastien > > > > > > >From: Balwant Singh <balwantsingh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > >Reply-To: balwantsingh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >To: Bastien Koert <bastien_k@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > >CC: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >Subject: RE: timestamp > > > >Date: 31 Jan 2005 10:02:04 +0530 > > > > > > > >thanks > > > >I tried strtotime also but getting 1970-01-01 not 2005-01-28. my > > > >problem is that the date is given to me in string format i.e.Fri Jan 28 > > > >19:53:09 2005. Any other help will be appreciated. > > > > > > > >with best wishes > > > >balwant > > > > > > > > > > > >On Sat, 2005-01-29 at 22:45, Bastien Koert wrote: > > > > > try > > > > > > > > > > $date = date("Y-m-d",strtotime($timestamp)); > > > > > > > > > > Best thing to use if you want to do calcs on date/time data is to > >use > > > >the > > > > > unix time stamp...translates the timestamp into seconds since > > > > > 01-01-1970...Much simpler to use in sql queries > > > > > > > > > > Bastien > > > > > > > > > > >From: Balwant Singh <balwantsingh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > >Reply-To: balwantsingh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > >To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > >Subject: timestamp > > > > > >Date: 29 Jan 2005 19:47:35 +0530 > > > > > > > > > > > >i am facing a problem > > > > > > > > > > > >i have timestamp in string format --> Fri Jan 28 19:53:09 2005 now > >i > > > > > >want to get the date from it. is it possible? pls. help. on using > > > > > >strftime("%D",$timestamp) it is giving 01/01/70. May pls. help me. > > > > > > > > > > > >Also pls. let me know whether calculation can be done in mysql on > >this > > > > > >string timestamp. pls. inform. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >with best wishes > > > > > >balwant > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > > > >PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > > > >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > >PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > >-- > >PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php