AP style month names

I was recently introduced to AP style month names, and I thought it might be a useful addition to the date formats. http://www.umw.edu/policies/style_guide/ap_style_guide/default.php Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. This stems from a publishing client who is using a LAMP application I created to manage their articles and prepare them for press. Is this something that would be appropriate for php's date() function, or is this too specialized? Scott