format date retrieved from database - Mailing list pgsql-php

Hi
I found this function for mysql

SELECT DATE_FORMAT(myDateField, '%d-%m-%Y') FROM myTable

The DATE_FORMAT function allows one to format myDateField as I see fit,
I want to have it in date-month-year format. myDateField is of type
date.

Basically I was just wondering if there is a similar Postgres command?

Thanks in advance!

Naomi