Question

How to convert jquery UI datepicker date format for mysql-phpmyadmin datetime type field (default) format?

please help.

Thanks.

Answer 1

When you are initializing the date time picker, you can pass the format.

$( ".selector" ).datepicker({ dateFormat: 'yy-mm-dd' });

jQuery UI API Documentation > Datepicker dateFormat

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Or after init:

//getter
var dateFormat = $( ".selector" ).datepicker( "option", "dateFormat" );
//setter
$( ".selector" ).datepicker( "option", "dateFormat", 'yy-mm-dd' );

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Also according to MySQL Reference Manual:

MySQL retrieves and displays DATE values in ‘YYYY-MM-DD’ format.