Javascript for mm/dd/yyyy format

today.js

<script type="text/javascript">
     Date.prototype.yyyymmdd = function() {         
                                
        var yyyy = this.getFullYear().toString();                                    
        var mm = (this.getMonth()+1).toString(); // getMonth() is zero-based         
        var dd  = this.getDate().toString();             
                            
        return (mm[1]?mm:"0"+mm[0]) + '/' + (dd[1]?dd:"0"+dd[0]) + '/' + yyyy;
      };  

     d = new Date();
     $('#today').html(d.yyyymmdd());
</script>