RE: [PHP] PHP- Converting to and from TIMESTAMPS

> I am wanting one field on a table in one of my MYSQL databases to contain > different dates and times as a epoch timestamps. > > Firstly how do I convert a particular time and date which the user will > enter on the website into the epoch timestamp. $db_timestamp = strtotime($user_input); > A

Re: [PHP] PHP- Converting to and from TIMESTAMPS

If you'd bothered to RTFM, you'd know both answers already. strtotime() for number one, and date() accepts an optional second argument (the timestamp). Ian Gray wrote: I am wanting one field on a table in one of my MYSQL databases to contain different dates and times as a epoch timestamps. Fi

Re: [PHP] PHP- Converting to and from TIMESTAMPS

Ian Gray wrote: I am wanting one field on a table in one of my MYSQL databases to contain different dates and times as a epoch timestamps. You're better off storing as a DATETIME field -- it has limits from 1000-01-01 to -12-31, instead of 1970 to 2037.. Firstly how do I convert a particular