title: howto convert excel date to normal m/d/y format php
body: <p>any simple way to convert <strong>DATE</strong> fetched from excel sheet to normal m/d/y format</p>
  
  <pre><code>43553
  43542
  43534
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>im using:</p>
  
  <pre><code>date( "m/d/Y", mktime( 0,0,0,1,$date-1,1900 ) ); 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>any easy way other than this!!</p>