To view the date how you like it!

By : neutcomp

<?
$date = date(Ymd);
//result 20020618

$datum_dag = substr($datum, -2);
$datum_maand = substr($datum, 4,2);
$datum_jaar = substr($datum, 0,4);

echo "(" . $datum_dag . "-" . $datum_maand . "-" . $datum_jaar . ")";
//result (18-06-2002)

$date_maand = $maand_conversie(datum_maand);

function maand_conversie( $datum_maand )
{
switch ($datum_maand)
{
case 1:
$datum_maand="januari";
return $datum_maand;
break;
case 2:
$datum_maand="februari";
return $datum_maand;
break;
case 3:
$datum_maand="maart";
//etc etc
}
}

echo "(" . $datum_dag . " " . $datum_maand . " " . $datum_jaar . ")";
//result (18 juni 2002)
?>

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