"MySQL retrieves and displays DATETIME values in 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS' format." This is from mysql site. You can store only this type, but you can use one of the many time format functions to change it, when you need to display it.
Mysql Time and Date functions
For example, one of those functions is the DATE_FORMAT, which can be used like so:
SELECT DATE_FORMAT(column_name, '%m/%d/%Y %H:%i') FROM tablename
Answer from Mirko Akov on Stack OverflowMysql: Setup the format of DATETIME to 'DD-MM-YYYY HH:MM:SS' when creating a table - Stack Overflow
Why is there no PHP constant for the mysql date and datetime format?
Dude, totally agree. You should make an RFC to php for this
More on reddit.comConvert php datetime format to mysql - PHP - SitePoint Forums | Web Development & Design Community
How do you work with Python Datetime and MySql Datetime
Videos
"MySQL retrieves and displays DATETIME values in 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS' format." This is from mysql site. You can store only this type, but you can use one of the many time format functions to change it, when you need to display it.
Mysql Time and Date functions
For example, one of those functions is the DATE_FORMAT, which can be used like so:
SELECT DATE_FORMAT(column_name, '%m/%d/%Y %H:%i') FROM tablename
Use DATE_FORMAT function to change the format.
SELECT DATE_FORMAT(CURDATE(), '%d/%m/%Y')
SELECT DATE_FORMAT(column_name, '%d/%m/%Y') FROM tablename
Refer DOC for more details