getdate() function ???

hi, i can't get the hang of these date functions and when i can use them and when i can't.

i'm pulling date variables out of my mysql database in the following format:
2005-11-30 12:08:55

trying to check if the month is equal to January (for instance):

$tdate = getdate($row['mydate']);
if ($tdate['month'] == "January") {
// execute code
}

something is wrong i think with the following line:
$tdate = getdate($row['mydate']);

how do i convert the data i pull from the database (2005-11-30 12:08:55) into a php date variable that i can check parts of it? (month, day, year)

thanx!
o

 

$t = strtotime ($row[mydate]);
$DateArray = getdate($t);
$Month = $DateArray[mon];
$Day = $DateArray[mday];
$Year = $DateArray[year];

PHP:

You will need to echo these values to the screen to see what sort of output it gives before you create your if statements.

For example it may output Jan or January for the month.

 

that did it, thanx!!!