how to define variable

[virva]

Hi!

This isn't propably very big thing, but I haven't found an answer yet. I want to show date on the site, and I have a code like this:

$today = getdate();
$month = $today['mon'];
$mday = $today['mday'];
$year = $today['year'];

    $pvm = <p>$month.$mday.$year</p>;

    echo "$pvm";

Now I'm asking how to define variable $pvm (a definition above doesn't work) so that I could present the date in form: 16.9.2002?

Thanks for your help!

[GSHelpBoy]

<?php
$pvm = date("j.n.Y");
?>

[the_Igel]

Have you ever heard that strings need quotes? 🙂

$pvm = "<p>$month.$mday.$year</p>";

And, of course, the method GSHelpBoy suggested is way more efficient.

[virva]

Sorry, it's Monday...🙂 But thanks for help.