Yeah, sorry, it's the UNIX_TIMESTAMP() function you want. FROM_UNIXTIME() will convert a Unix timestamp to a MySQL timestamp, also.
---John W. Holmes... PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your copy today. http://www.phparch.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Read [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 4:30 AM > To: L0vCh1Y > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [PHP] Re[2]: [PHP-DB] mysql timestamps > > > On 24-Mar-2003 L0vCh1Y wrote: > > > > > > JWH> SELECT TO_UNIXTIME(your_column) FROM table ... > > > > > > It doesn't work... MySQL returns error - what could be trouble in? I > > also tried > > > > SELECT TO_UNIXTIME(foo) AS bar FROM baz > > > > But it's look like it doesn't know such function :\. > > > > I tried table in next types: TIMESTAMP,DATETIME. > > > > > > There's no such function in MySQL but there is UNIX_TIMESTAMP(): > > localhost.dread$ grep TO_UNIXTIME $MANUAL > localhost.dread$ grep UNIX_TIMESTAMP $MANUAL > `RAND()'. You can, for example, use `UNIX_TIMESTAMP()' for the > `UNIX_TIMESTAMP()'. Other functions operate on the formatted > `UNIX_TIMESTAMP()' > `UNIX_TIMESTAMP(date)' > `UNIX_TIMESTAMP()' is called with a `date' argument, it returns > > <snip> > > -- > Don Read [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- It's always darkest before the dawn. So if you are going to > steal the neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it. > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
