Default date formatting - php

Question

How do I change defaultDate: "+1w" to this format: yyyy-mm-dd? It must display like that in the input field.
JavaScript here:
<script>
$(function() {
var dates = $( "#from").datepicker({
defaultDate: "+1w",
changeMonth: true,
numberOfMonths: 1,
onSelect: function( selectedDate ) {
var option = this.id == "from" ? "minDate" : "maxDate",
instance = $( this ).data( "datepicker" ),
date = $.datepicker.parseDate(
instance.settings.dateFormat ||
$.datepicker._defaults.dateFormat,
selectedDate, instance.settings );
dates.not( this ).datepicker( "option", option, date );
}
});
});
</script>
php code here:
<?php
$IMG_DIR_URL = "./digits/";
$date = date("d F Y");
?>
Displaying contents here:
<div class="field">
<label>Date</label>
<input type="text" name="date" value="<?php value('date'); ?>" id="from" />
<?php if(isset($errors['date'])) { ?>
<div class="error"><?php echo $errors['date']; ?></div>
<?php } ?>
</div>

Answer 1

use date('Y-m-d') for yyyy-mm-dd with the PHP date function.
you can format it in the datepicker options by adding dateformat: 'yy-mm-dd', like so:
$(function() {
var dates = $( "#from").datepicker({
defaultDate: "+1w",
changeMonth: true,
numberOfMonths: 1,
dateformat: 'yy-mm-dd',
onSelect: function( selectedDate ) {
var option = this.id == "from" ? "minDate" : "maxDate",
instance = $( this ).data( "datepicker" ),
date = $.datepicker.parseDate(
instance.settings.dateFormat ||
$.datepicker._defaults.dateFormat,
selectedDate, instance.settings );
dates.not( this ).datepicker( "option", option, date );
}
});
});
I don't know what your value function does, but if it doesn't show the date
your PHP for displaying it should be:
<input type="text" name="date" value="<?php echo $date; ?>" id="from" />