kamal213 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Hi Guys, I am to ordering list things by date from my database i.e. from 01/08/2011 to 31/08/2011. I now have dates which are next years date such as 05/01/2012 and 09/01/2011 and this is causing problems it doesnt order correctly. The date 05/01/2012 come right after 04/08/2011 and 09/01/2012 comes right after 08/08/2011 which is not what I want it to do. Is there any way I can put the dates in the proper order so the dates for next year appear mixed up with these years dates. Thanks Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/246279-php-date-ordering-help/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebStyles Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 I'm betting you're using a text field (or a varchar) to store the dates... you should be using the date type, which will have this format: YYYY-MM-DD Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/246279-php-date-ordering-help/#findComment-1264736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamal213 Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 Hi WebStyles, How have u been longtime no speak lol. Just change in the database from varchar to date. I have tried to post 02/09/2011 to the database but the date comes up as 0000-00-00. Do I also have to change the format of my php script as well? was kinda hoping I wouldnt have to do that Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/246279-php-date-ordering-help/#findComment-1264744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebStyles Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Hi kamal213 Use something like: date("Y-m-d",strtorime($yourDate)); to convert before inserting in database, and date("m/d/Y",strtorime($yourDate)); to convert to your original format when displaying You can check out all the options here: date Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/246279-php-date-ordering-help/#findComment-1264756 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamal213 Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 Kool will giv it a try. Hav a nice weekend Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/246279-php-date-ordering-help/#findComment-1264762 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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