title: Prepare String Date for MySQL Insert with PHP
body: <p>Given a date as a string like 'October 12, 2010'?</p>
  
  <p>Should there be some Date "type" I should be converting to. Or is it just a matter of converting it to another string formatted as '2010-10-12' If so, what is the simplest way to convert to the yyyy-mm-dd format given my starting format?</p>