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$mysql_date = date(&quot;Y-m-d&quot;, strtotime($uk_date));<br />
$sql = &quot;UPDATE yourtable SET yourdatefield = '$mysql_date' WHERE ... &quot;;<br />
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$sql = SELECT yourdatefield FROM yourtable WHERE ... &quot;;<br />
$uk_date = date(&quot;y/m/d&quot;, strtotime($mysql_date));
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$mysql_date = date("Y-m-d", strtotime($uk_date));
$sql = "UPDATE yourtable SET yourdatefield = '$mysql_date' WHERE ... ";

$sql = SELECT yourdatefield FROM yourtable WHERE ... ";
$uk_date = date("y/m/d", strtotime($mysql_date));

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I have my dates in this format<br />
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DD/MM/YY<br />
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I need to convert it to mysql DATE &nbsp;YYYY-MM-DDformat and back again.<br />
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In the past I have done this manually but is there a built in function for PHP or MYSQL to do this?<br />
<br />
R.
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I have my dates in this format

DD/MM/YY

I need to convert it to mysql DATE  YYYY-MM-DDformat and back again.

In the past I have done this manually but is there a built in function for PHP or MYSQL to do this?

R.

Converting a Uk date to a mysql date

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