date related problem

[eluser]dhananjay[/eluser]
i have a table in database which have a column that is type of date

i m getting current date using this code but its inserting date , on local host and hostgator server both 2007-12-12

Code:

$this->load->helper('date');
'date'=> date("m.d.y"),

any one can help me to get correct current date i will be much obliged.......