What would be the best way to convert a mysql date format date into a javascript Date object?
mySQL date format is 'YYYY-MM-DD' (ISO Format).
Given your clarification that you cannot change the format of the incoming date, you need something like this:
var dateParts = isoFormatDateString.split(-);
var jsDate = new Date(dateParts[0], dateParts[1] - 1, dateParts[2].substr(0,2));
Original response:
Is there a reason you can't get a timestamp instead of the date string? This would be done by something like:
SELECT UNIX_TIMESTAMP(date) AS epoch_time FROM table;
Then get the epoch_time into JavaScript, and it's a simple matter of:
var myDate = new Date(epoch_time * 1000);
The multiplying by 1000 is because JavaScript takes milliseconds, and UNIX_TIMESTAMP gives seconds.
