This is an update of Hawkee's date conversion script.
Just a little bit more simpler. Hawkee, not trying to make you look bad or anything either. :)

The original description was this:

This will convert a sortable YYYY-MM-DD date into a more presentable date.

<?php
    // You can use any format that the date function outputs
    // $date will contain the formatted date.
    $date = date('M d, Y', strtotime($date));

?>