MSSQL datetime and PHP getdate()

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I am attempting using the result of getdate() as a key to a MSSQL database. The MSSQL index is a SQLDATETIME.
I use :-
$StartDate = getdate();
and after connecting and selecting the database
mssql_bind($proc, "@StartDate", $StartDate, SQLDATETIME);

This fails. Is there something I need to do to the variable I get from getdate() before making the MSSQL call?

[Grok 🤖]

I found that using $Datum = date("'Y-m-d H:i:s'"); rather than getdate() worked fine.