php date() Formatting

 <?php  
 $today = date("F j, Y, g:i a");         // March 10, 2001, 5:16 pm  
 $today = date("m.d.y");             // 03.10.01  
 $today = date("j, n, Y");            // 10, 3, 2001  
 $today = date("Ymd");              // 20010310  
 $today = date('h-i-s, j-m-y, it is w Day');   // 05-16-18, 10-03-01, 1631 1618 6 Satpm01  
 $today = date('\i\t \i\s \t\h\e jS \d\a\y.');  // it is the 10th day.  
 $today = date("D M j G:i:s T Y");        // Sat Mar 10 17:16:18 MST 2001  
 $today = date('H:m:s \m \i\s\ \m\o\n\t\h');   // 17:03:18 m is month  
 $today = date("H:i:s");             // 17:16:18  
 $today = date("Y-m-d H:i:s");          // 2001-03-10 17:16:18 (the MySQL DATETIME format)  
 ?>