title: Converting a string timestamp to a MySQL timestamp with PHP
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7112982/converting-string-to-mysql-timestamp-format-in-php">Converting string to MySQL timestamp format in php</a>  </p>
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  <p>Given a date in the following format, how would I convert it into a MySQL <code>TIMESTAMP</code> format in PHP?</p>
  
  <pre><code>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:47:11 +0000
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  <p>I found a similar <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/q/7112982/4418">question</a>, but am having some difficulty in converting it into what I need.</p>