 <p>Use <a href="http://php.net/manual/en/function.strftime.php" rel="nofollow"><code>strftime()</code></a> in conjunction with <a href="http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.setlocale.php" rel="nofollow"><code>setlocale()</code></a>. Seems like it's what you're looking for.</p>