How to change date from month/day/year to 12/feb/2008

[Ausgirl]

Hello,

 

How would I change the date from reading month/day/year (12/30/2008) to actually read 12/feb/2008 as in Australia we read day/month/year (30/12/2008) but I want it to actually state the month like this: 12/feb/2008

 

Thanks

[ianric]

Hello,

 

How would I change the date from reading month/day/year (12/30/2008) to actually read 12/feb/2008 as in Australia we read day/month/year (30/12/2008) but I want it to actually state the month like this: 12/feb/2008

 

Thanks

 

Hi Ausgirl

 

I think you need to edit languages/english.php, near the top. Taken from my PHP manual chm file.

 

M (Capital M) A short textual representation of a month, three letters Jan through Dec
m (lowercase m) Numeric representation of a month, with leading zeros 01 through 12
n Numeric representation of a month, without leading zeros 1 through 12 
d Day of the month, 2 digits with leading zeros 01 to 31 
D A textual representation of a day, three letters Mon through Sun 
j Day of the month without leading zeros 1 to 31 
l (lowercase 'L') A full textual representation of the day of the week Sunday through Saturday 
Y A full numeric representation of a year, 4 digits Examples: 1999 or 2003 
y A two digit representation of a year Examples: 99 or 03

 

HTH

 

Ian

[satish]

Modify date functions that are in general.php

 

 

Satish

[Ausgirl]

Modify date functions that are in general.php

 

 

Satish

 

Hi Satish,

 

Which parts do I need to change as you can see I changed this part but Ive either changed the wrong bits or not changed enough as at sign up it still telling me it must be in month/day/year.

 

// Output a raw date string in the selected locale date format
// $raw_date needs to be in this format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
 function tep_date_long($raw_date) {
if ( ($raw_date == '0000-00-00 00:00:00') || ($raw_date == '') ) return false;

$year = (int)substr($raw_date, 0, 4);
$month = (int)substr($raw_date, 5, 2);
$day = (int)substr($raw_date, 8, 2);
$hour = (int)substr($raw_date, 11, 2);
$minute = (int)substr($raw_date, 14, 2);
$second = (int)substr($raw_date, 17, 2);

return strftime(DATE_FORMAT_LONG, mktime($hour,$minute,$second,$day,$month,$year));
 }

////
// Output a raw date string in the selected locale date format
// $raw_date needs to be in this format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
// NOTE: Includes a workaround for dates before 01/01/1970 that fail on windows servers
 function tep_date_short($raw_date) {
if ( ($raw_date == '0000-00-00 00:00:00') || empty($raw_date) ) return false;

$year = substr($raw_date, 0, 4);
$month = (int)substr($raw_date, 5, 2);
$day = (int)substr($raw_date, 8, 2);
$hour = (int)substr($raw_date, 11, 2);
$minute = (int)substr($raw_date, 14, 2);
$second = (int)substr($raw_date, 17, 2);

if (@date('Y', mktime($hour, $minute, $second, $day, $month, $year)) == $year) {
  return date(DATE_FORMAT, mktime($hour, $minute, $second, $day, $month, $year));
} else {
  return ereg_replace('2037' . '$', $year, date(DATE_FORMAT, mktime($hour, $minute, $second, $day, $month, 2037)));
}
 }

[ianric]

Hi Satish,

 

Which parts do I need to change as you can see I changed this part but Ive either changed the wrong bits or not changed enough as at sign up it still telling me it must be in month/day/year.

 

// Output a raw date string in the selected locale date format
// $raw_date needs to be in this format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
 function tep_date_long($raw_date) {
if ( ($raw_date == '0000-00-00 00:00:00') || ($raw_date == '') ) return false;

$year = (int)substr($raw_date, 0, 4);
$month = (int)substr($raw_date, 5, 2);
$day = (int)substr($raw_date, 8, 2);
$hour = (int)substr($raw_date, 11, 2);
$minute = (int)substr($raw_date, 14, 2);
$second = (int)substr($raw_date, 17, 2);

return strftime(DATE_FORMAT_LONG, mktime($hour,$minute,$second,$day,$month,$year));
 }

////
// Output a raw date string in the selected locale date format
// $raw_date needs to be in this format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
// NOTE: Includes a workaround for dates before 01/01/1970 that fail on windows servers
 function tep_date_short($raw_date) {
if ( ($raw_date == '0000-00-00 00:00:00') || empty($raw_date) ) return false;

$year = substr($raw_date, 0, 4);
$month = (int)substr($raw_date, 5, 2);
$day = (int)substr($raw_date, 8, 2);
$hour = (int)substr($raw_date, 11, 2);
$minute = (int)substr($raw_date, 14, 2);
$second = (int)substr($raw_date, 17, 2);

if (@date('Y', mktime($hour, $minute, $second, $day, $month, $year)) == $year) {
  return date(DATE_FORMAT, mktime($hour, $minute, $second, $day, $month, $year));
} else {
  return ereg_replace('2037' . '$', $year, date(DATE_FORMAT, mktime($hour, $minute, $second, $day, $month, 2037)));
}
 }

Hi Ausgirl

 

It's most definately in /includes/languages/english.php This is mine, lines 19-24

 

@setlocale(LC_TIME, 'en_UK.ISO_8859-1');
define('DATE_FORMAT_SHORT', '%d/%M/%Y'); // this is used for strftime()
define('DATE_FORMAT_LONG', '%A %d %B, %Y'); // this is used for strftime()
define('DATE_FORMAT', 'd M Y'); // this is used for date()
define('DATE_TIME_FORMAT', DATE_FORMAT_SHORT . ' %H:%M:%S');

 

The default english.php is

 

@setlocale(LC_TIME, 'en_US.ISO_8859-1');

define('DATE_FORMAT_SHORT', '%m/%d/%Y');  // this is used for strftime()
define('DATE_FORMAT_LONG', '%A %d %B, %Y'); // this is used for strftime()
define('DATE_FORMAT', 'm/d/Y'); // this is used for date()
define('DATE_TIME_FORMAT', DATE_FORMAT_SHORT . ' %H:%M:%S');

 

Also, I've added and modded the price list contrib and in the language file I have

 

define('DATE_PRICE_LIST', 'jS F Y'); // date format (empty - none, M - month, jS - day of month, Y - year; see www.php.net/date)

 

So I get 8th February 2008

 

There's also a contrib to change your store to UK format here. I know you're in Aus but it looks like your date/time is the same as ours.

 

HTH

 

Ian

[Ausgirl]

Hi Ian,

 

Changing the english file does not work, it didnt even change the text on the page, something else needs to be changed. I know of the UK OSC its no good to me, because I dont know how to change the date/time or what files need to be changed. (I just want the date changed, nothing else). I dont have the price list contribution installed, so that codes no good to me either.

 

Your right our date /time is the same. Ive tried changing the english and the functions/general.php but its still the same. I get the

Your Date of Birth must be in this format: MM/DD/YYYY (eg 05/21/1970) error.

 

There has to be another file that needs changing somewhere, are you sure you only changed your english.php? Maybe there was another file you changed as well and youve forgotten? :huh:

[Guest]

Hi Ian,

 

Changing the english file does not work, it didnt even change the text on the page, something else needs to be changed. I know of the UK OSC its no good to me, because I dont know how to change the date/time or what files need to be changed. (I just want the date changed, nothing else). I dont have the price list contribution installed, so that codes no good to me either.

 

Your right our date /time is the same. Ive tried changing the english and the functions/general.php but its still the same. I get the

Your Date of Birth must be in this format: MM/DD/YYYY (eg 05/21/1970) error.

 

There has to be another file that needs changing somewhere, are you sure you only changed your english.php? Maybe there was another file you changed as well and youve forgotten? :huh:

admin/includes/languages/english.php

*/

 

// look in your $PATH_LOCALE/locale directory for available locales..

// on RedHat6.0 I used 'en_US'

// on FreeBSD 4.0 I use 'en_US.ISO_8859-1'

// this may not work under win32 environments..

setlocale(LC_TIME, 'en_en_AU.ISO_8859-1'); // #Credits to Brian Sim (aka Simmy) http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?sho...p=520992#

define('DATE_FORMAT_SHORT', '%d/%m/%Y'); // this is used for strftime()

define('DATE_FORMAT_LONG', '%A %d %B, %Y'); // this is used for strftime()

define('DATE_FORMAT', 'd/m/Y'); // this is used for date()

define('PHP_DATE_TIME_FORMAT', 'd/m/Y H:i:s'); // this is used for date()

define('DATE_TIME_FORMAT', DATE_FORMAT_SHORT . ' %H:%M:%S');

 

////

// Return date in raw format

// $date should be in format mm/dd/yyyy

// raw date is in format YYYYMMDD, or DDMMYYYY

function tep_date_raw($date, $reverse = false) {

if ($reverse) {

return substr($date, 0, 2) . substr($date, 3, 2) . substr($date, 6, 4);

} else {

return substr($date, 6, 4) . substr($date, 3, 2) . substr($date, 0, 2);

}

}

 

// Global entries for the <html> tag

 

catalog/includes/languages/english.php

*/

 

// look in your $PATH_LOCALE/locale directory for available locales

// or type locale -a on the server.

// Examples:

// on RedHat try 'en_US'

// on FreeBSD try 'en_US.ISO_8859-1'

// on Windows try 'en', or 'English'

@setlocale(LC_TIME, 'en_en_AU.ISO_8859-1'); // #Credits to Brian Sim (aka Simmy) http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?sho...p=520992#

 

define('DATE_FORMAT_SHORT', '%d/%m/%Y'); // this is used for strftime()

define('DATE_FORMAT_LONG', '%A %d %B, %Y'); // this is used for strftime()

define('DATE_FORMAT', 'd/m/Y'); // this is used for date()

define('DATE_TIME_FORMAT', DATE_FORMAT_SHORT . ' %H:%M:%S');

 

////

// Return date in raw format

// $date should be in format mm/dd/yyyy

// raw date is in format YYYYMMDD, or DDMMYYYY

function tep_date_raw($date, $reverse = false) {

if ($reverse) {

return substr($date, 0, 2) . substr($date, 3, 2) . substr($date, 6, 4);

} else {

return substr($date, 6, 4) . substr($date, 3, 2) . substr($date, 0, 2);

}

}

 

// if USE_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE_CURRENCY is true, use the following currency, instead of the applications default currency (used when changing language)

 

I think that is all

[Ausgirl]

Hello Les,

 

I changed everything as you suggested and it now allows you to create an account using DOB 30/11/2008, but when I go into Admin and look at the customers details, the DOB goes back to 11/30/2008 and as a customer in my account "View or change account details" the DOB pops up as something completely different like 03/25/2010 :blink:

[edmond1815]

Hello everybody,

 

I already changed the date format in /includes/languages/english.php with "ro_RO.ISO8859-2"

In admin, same thing.

 

But the date language is still in english language.

I translated english pack in romanian language, every word, etc.

All it is ok, but the date is in english language.

This drive me crazy. Please an advice, i know it is posibble, because i saw on a site with oscommerce the date in romanian language.

 

the site is www.adifar.ro

 

/admin/includes/language/english.php

 

setlocale(LC_TIME, 'ro_RO.ISO8859-2');

define('DATE_FORMAT_SHORT', '%d/%m/%Y'); // this is used for strftime()

define('DATE_FORMAT_LONG', '%A %d %B, %Y'); // this is used for strftime()

define('DATE_FORMAT', 'd/m/Y'); // this is used for date()

define('PHP_DATE_TIME_FORMAT', 'd/m/Y H:i:s'); // this is used for date()

define('DATE_TIME_FORMAT', DATE_FORMAT_SHORT . ' %H:%M:%S');

 

 

/includes/language/english.php

 

// look in your $PATH_LOCALE/locale directory for available locales

// or type locale -a on the server.

// Examples:

// on RedHat try 'en_US'

// on FreeBSD try 'en_US.ISO_8859-1'

// on Windows try 'en', or 'English'

@setlocale(LC_TIME, 'ro_RO.ISO8859-2');

 

define('DATE_FORMAT_SHORT', '%d/%m/%Y'); // this is used for strftime()

define('DATE_FORMAT_LONG', '%A %d %B, %Y'); // this is used for strftime()

define('DATE_FORMAT', 'd/m/Y'); // this is used for date()

define('DATE_TIME_FORMAT', DATE_FORMAT_SHORT . ' %H:%M:%S');

 

WHAT IS WRONG?

 

 

Thank you very very much,

 

Edmond

[trevb54]

Hello everybody,

 

I already changed the date format in /includes/languages/english.php with "ro_RO.ISO8859-2"

In admin, same thing.

 

But the date language is still in english language.

I translated english pack in romanian language, every word, etc.

All it is ok, but the date is in english language.

This drive me crazy. Please an advice, i know it is posibble, because i saw on a site with oscommerce the date in romanian language.

 

the site is www.adifar.ro

 

/admin/includes/language/english.php

 

setlocale(LC_TIME, 'ro_RO.ISO8859-2');

define('DATE_FORMAT_SHORT', '%d/%m/%Y'); // this is used for strftime()

define('DATE_FORMAT_LONG', '%A %d %B, %Y'); // this is used for strftime()

define('DATE_FORMAT', 'd/m/Y'); // this is used for date()

define('PHP_DATE_TIME_FORMAT', 'd/m/Y H:i:s'); // this is used for date()

define('DATE_TIME_FORMAT', DATE_FORMAT_SHORT . ' %H:%M:%S');

/includes/language/english.php

 

 

Edmond

 

I'm also having a similar problem.

Account Created: 02/24/2008

 

Last Modified: 02/26/2008

 

Last Logon: 03/05/2008

 

 

I've change date format in both admin/includes/languages/english.php and includes/languages/english.php

also includes/functions/general.php and admin/includes/functions/general.php

Should I also change the substrate values in the general.php files?