Can't get specific date from db -php

[timelf123]

I'm trying to a date timestampted in my mysql db, but my code shows the current date instead.This is the code that I'm trying:\[code\]$db_date = $row_news['nm_date'];$year = substr($db_date, 0, 4);$mon = substr($db_date, 4, 2);$day = substr($db_date, 6, 2);$orgdate = date("l dS F Y",mktime($mon, $day, $year));$date = $orgdate\[/code\]The script is meant to email $date, which should be the value of $row_news['nm_date'], but instead I get the current date "Saturday 11th September 2010.Thanks for your help.