RSS2 Feed - Date Format

[Toupsx]

Trying to make a RSS feed to implement into a external page not on the forum using external.php

Currently have it done.. see:
http://www.puppycute.com/news.php

[Puppy] Choosing a Breed - Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:02:41 GMT by Toups
Choosing a dog can be a very exciting time for all involved, yet it is vital for you to get it right. There are a few things which you and your...Current code:

Is there anyway to change the date output from "Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:02:41 GMT" to just "Wed, 21 Oct 2009" (removing the 00:00:00 time & timezone?)

Thanks for any/all help.




<?php

// ################################################## ####
// ## configuration
// ##

$rss2_file = 'http://www.puppycute.com/forum/external.php?lastpost=true&type=rss2&forumids=4';

// ## configuration end
// ################################################## ####
// ## Do not touch code below!


$is_item = false;
$tag = '';
$title = '';
$description = '';
$link = '';
$date = '';
$author = '';

function character_data($parser, $data)
{
global $is_item, $tag, $title, $description, $link, $date, $author;
if ($is_item)
{
switch ($tag)
{
case "TITLE":
$title .= $data;
break;

case "DESCRIPTION":
$description .= $data;
break;

case "LINK":
$link .= $data;
break;

case "PUBDATE":
$date .= $data;
break;

case "DC:CREATOR":
$author .= $data;
break;
}
}
}

function begin_element($parser, $name)
{
global $is_item, $tag;
if ($is_item)
{
$tag = $name;
}
else if ($name == "ITEM")
{
$is_item = true;
}
}

function end_element($parser, $name)
{
global $is_item, $title, $description, $link, $date, $author, $rss2_output;
if ($name == "ITEM")
{
$rss2_output .= "<dt><strong>
<a href='" . trim($link) . "'target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma;font-size:12px;color: #01428B; margin-left: 10px\">" . htmlspecialchars(trim($title)) . "</span></a></strong> - <span style=\"font-family: tahoma;font-size:10px;color: #6086bd\">" . htmlspecialchars(trim($date)) . "</span> <span style=\"font-family: tahoma;font-size:12px;color: #878686\">" . htmlspecialchars(trim($author)) . "</span><br /><span style=\"font-family: tahoma;font-size:12px;color: #484848; margin-left: 10px\">" . htmlspecialchars(trim($description)) . "</span></dt><br />";
$title = "";
$description = "";
$link = "";
$date = "";
$author = "";
$is_item = false;
}
}


$parser = xml_parser_create();

xml_set_element_handler($parser, "begin_element", "end_element");
xml_set_character_data_handler($parser, "character_data");
$fp = fopen($rss2_file,"r");

while ($data = fread($fp, 4096))
{
xml_parse($parser, $data, feof($fp));
}

fclose($fp);
xml_parser_free($parser);
?>

<?php echo $rss2_output;?>