To convert a date retrieved from MySQL into the format requested (mm/dd/yy)

Question

I am trying to call the date column from the MySQL database. However I dont know that how could i change the format to (mm/dd/yy). My codes are as follows:

<?php
$id=$_GET['ref'];
$sql=mysql_query("select * from politics where id='$id'");
while($row=mysql_fetch_array($sql))
{
?>
<div class="textleft">


<?php echo $row['date'] ?><br />
<?php echo $row['matter'] ?>
</div>
<?php
}
?>
<!--matter ends-->




</div>
<!--topic ends-->
<?php
}
?>

Answer 1

Use DATE_FORMAT of MYSQL to improve performances:

select *, DATE_FORMAT(date,'%m/%d/%Y') AS niceDate
from politics
where id='$id'

Answer 2

you could change

<?php echo $row['date'] ?><br />

to

<?php echo date("m/d/y",strtotime($row['date'])); ?><br />

Answer 3

输出$row['date']时更改日期格式：

<?php echo date("m/d/y", strtotime($row['date'])); ?><br />