Comments on: Insert into MySQL datetime column from PHP http://programanddesign.com/uncategorized/insert-into-mysql-datetime-column-from-php/ Tips, tricks, tutorials, and tools on programming & web design Tue, 08 May 2012 14:53:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark http://programanddesign.com/uncategorized/insert-into-mysql-datetime-column-from-php/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Mark Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:48:05 +0000 http://programanddesign.com/?p=240#comment-226 Not sure if you can change the timezone of a mysql server on a shared host though, can you? The only problem with timestamps is that you can't do date math on it, since as you said, it's stored as unix time. Of course, it depends on your requirements; this may be a better solution. Thanks for the comment :) Not sure if you can change the timezone of a mysql server on a shared host though, can you? The only problem with timestamps is that you can’t do date math on it, since as you said, it’s stored as unix time. Of course, it depends on your requirements; this may be a better solution. Thanks for the comment :)

]]> By: bucabay http://programanddesign.com/uncategorized/insert-into-mysql-datetime-column-from-php/comment-page-1/#comment-222 bucabay Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:17:55 +0000 http://programanddesign.com/?p=240#comment-222 I usually just store dates as a mysql timestamp column since mysql timestamps are stored as unix time, which is relative to UTC. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/storage-requirements.html You only have to worry that the timezone of the mysql server was correct when you saved a value. Reads automatically reflect the timezone it is read in. I usually just store dates as a mysql timestamp column since mysql timestamps are stored as unix time, which is relative to UTC.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/storage-requirements.html

You only have to worry that the timezone of the mysql server was correct when you saved a value. Reads automatically reflect the timezone it is read in.

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