http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/laflamme20001016.php3
Get previously auto-generated ID in mysql
mysql_insert_id()date formatting (yyyy-mm-dd -> dd-mm-yyyy)
full list of parameter %W %M %Y etc http://lists.mysql.com/win32/16924
mysql> SELECT DATE_FORMAT('1997-10-04 22:23:00', '%W %M %Y');
-> 'Saturday October 1997'
mysql> SELECT DATE_FORMAT('1997-10-04 22:23:00', '%H:%i:%s');
-> '22:23:00'
mysql> SELECT DATE_FORMAT('1997-10-04 22:23:00','%D %y %a %d %m %b %j');
-> '4th 97 Sat 04 10 Oct 277'
mysql> SELECT DATE_FORMAT('1997-10-04 22:23:00','%H %k %I %r %T %S %w');
-> '22 22 10 10:23:00 PM 22:23:00 00 6'
mysql> SELECT DATE_FORMAT('1999-01-01', '%X %V');
-> '1998 52'
time formatting (24HH:Mi -> HH:MM AM/PM)