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i use en-gb language files , date format wrong us. can change this?

are referring date format appearing thursday, 06 december 2012 , want appear thursday, december 6, 2012

if so, log in sites backend , go extensions > language manager , click on overrides tab. click on new button in upper right. on right hand side have option search. tick constant option , search for:

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date_format_lc

you should see following results:

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date_format_lc
l, d f y
date_format_lc1
l, d f y
date_format_lc2
l, d f y h:i
date_format_lc3
d f y
date_format_lc4
y-m-d

clicking on first result "date_format_lc" in list give option on left hand side see:

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l, d f y

change value l, f j y , click save in upper right.

now repeat process for:

date_format_lc1
date_format_lc2

note date_format_lc2 (the 1 changes how dates displayed in articles such "published on" have the following:

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l, d f y h:i

make sure leave h:i @ end of line if display time article published.

for date_format_lc3 change from:

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d f y

to become:

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f d y

for date_format_lc4 change from:

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y-m-d

to:

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m-d-y

note can change above settings both frontend , backend @ same time each have different language files. accomplish this, when go make new override before click new button make sure have selected english - administrator in dropdown menu then click new button in upper right. have option on left called "for both locations".

more info on standard php date formats can found here:

http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php

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