jQuery datepicker with php and mysql

Question

i use jQuery datepicker. i disabled input text and wanted use it as simple calendar

http://jqueryui.com/demos/datepicker/#inline

but now i need to make it with php and mysql, so as retrieve news from database on selected date. for instance when admin adds news on 2011-07-07 i want to link this day on calendar. sorry for my bad english but if u understood please help, i really found lots of documentations but couldn't did.

i used

onselect also beforeShowDay

but cannot understand. is there any chance to make it like news calendar?

help me with a small code please...

Answer 1

Use setDate.

$('...').datepicker('setDate', date object);