A simple "date translator"...

gistfile1.php

<?php

function date_translate($day, $month, $year, $text) {

  // day
	if ($day == '01') {
		$day = '1';
	} elseif ($day == '02') {
		$day = '2';
	} elseif ($day == '03') {
		$day = '3';
	} elseif ($day == '04') {
		$day = '4';
	} elseif ($day == '05') {
		$day = '5';
	} elseif ($day == '06') {
		$day = '6';
	} elseif ($day == '07') {
		$day = '7';
	} elseif ($day == '08') {
		$day = '8';
	} elseif ($day == '09') {
		$day = '9';
	}

	// suffix
	if ($day == '01' OR $day == '1' OR $day == '21' OR $day == '31') {
		$suff = 'st';
	} elseif ($day == '02' OR $day == '2' OR $day == '22') {
		$suff = 'nd';
	} elseif ($day == '03' OR $day == '3' OR $day == '23') {
		$suff = 'rd';
	} else {
		$suff = 'th';
	}

	// month
	if ($month == '01' OR $month == '1') {
		$month = 'January';
	} elseif ($month == '02' OR $month == '2') {
		$month = 'February';
	} elseif ($month == '03' OR $month == '3') {
		$month = 'March';
	} elseif ($month == '04' OR $month == '4') {
		$month = 'April';
	} elseif ($month == '05' OR $month == '5') {
		$month = 'May';
	} elseif ($month == '06' OR $month == '6') {
		$month = 'June';
	} elseif ($month == '07' OR $month == '7') {
		$month = 'July';
	} elseif ($month == '08' OR $month == '8') {
		$month = 'August';
	} elseif ($month == '09' OR $month == '9') {
		$month = 'September';
	} elseif ($month == '10') {
		$month = 'October';
	} elseif ($month == '11') {
		$month = 'November';
	} elseif ($month == '12') {
		$month = 'December';
	}


	echo $text . ' ' . $month . ' the ' . $day . '<sup>' . $suff . '</sup>, ' . $year;
}