PHP Date()

PHP Date() - Format the Date

The required format parameter in the date() function specifies how to format the date/time.
Here are some characters that can be used:

• d - Represents the day of the month (01 to 31)
• m - Represents a month (01 to 12)
• Y - Represents a year (in four digits)

 Other characters, like"/", ".", or "-" can also be inserted between the letters to add additional formatting:
<?PHP
         echo date("Y/m/d") . "<br/>";
        echo date("Y.m.d") . "<br/>";
        echo date("Y-m-d");
?>
 The output of the code above could be like this:
2012/11/01
2012.11.01
2012-11-01