diff --git a/reference/datetime/functions/date.xml b/reference/datetime/functions/date.xml
index 001deafc89..9952657120 100644
--- a/reference/datetime/functions/date.xml
+++ b/reference/datetime/functions/date.xml
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ $today = date('\i\t \i\s \t\h\e jS \d\a\y.');   // it is the 10th day.
 $today = date("D M j G:i:s T Y");               // Sat Mar 10 17:16:18 MST 2001
 $today = date('H:m:s \m \i\s\ \m\o\n\t\h');     // 17:03:18 m is month
 $today = date("H:i:s");                         // 17:16:18
+$today = date("Y-m-d H:i:s");                   // 2001-03-10 17:16:18 (the MySQL DATETIME format)
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