Are you really using "NOW(YY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)"? I mean...that exact text? That would be your problem, mate.
use: $sql = "INSERT INTO domains ( dName, payPrYr, nextPayDay,timeChanged, imeCreated ) ". "VALUES ('$domainName', '$payPerYear', '$nxtPayDay', NOW(), NOW()"; and DO NOT end your query text with a semi-colon -----Original Message----- From: Olav Drageset [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 11:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Timestamp allways zero zero Professionals! I cannot get timestamp to contain a time value different from zero. According to another mailing this shall happen when something is done wrong I am completely new to databases. I am initiating the database tables from a php page. Can anyone tel me what I am doing wrong?? Thank you. Vreating table is like this: $sql = "CREATE TABLE domains ("; //En record for hvert navnedomene $sql .= "dNbr INTEGER UNSIGNED AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,"; $sql .= "dName CHAR(25) NOT NULL,"; $sql .= "payPrYr SMALLINT DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,"; $sql .= "nextPayDay DATE NULL,"; $sql .= "members SMALLINT DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL, "; $sql .= "noPayMembers SMALLINT DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,"; $sql .= "timeChanged TIMESTAMP (14),"; $sql .= "timeCreated TIMESTAMP (14),"; $sql .= "INDEX domain(dName))"; if (!$sql_result = mysql_query($sql,$connection) ) {echo "<P>query1: "; echo mysql_error();} else {echo"<P>query1: domains ok"; this is one variant of writing to table: $tid = "NOW(YY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)"; $sql = "INSERT INTO domains ( dName, payPrYr, nextPayDay,timeChanged, timeCreated ) "; $sql .= "VALUES ('$domainName', '$payPerYear', '$nxtPayDay', '$tid', '$tid' );"; if (!$sql_result = mysql_query($sql,$connection) ) {echo "<P>query1: "; echo mysql_error();} else { --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php