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Created on Nov 12, 2014

This example demonstrates how to standardize date formatting across different stages of a data lifecycle in a PHP application. It shows how dates are converted to a database-friendly `Y-m-d` format during validation and then reformatted to a display-friendly `m/d/Y` format when records are retrieved. The code uses PHP’s `date()` and `strtotime()` functions within a Yii framework model, applying the transformations to three specific date columns and also cleaning a monetary value by stripping dollar signs. The logic is implemented through the `beforeValidate()` and `afterFind()` model hooks.

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