PHP already has a function that will convert a textual date into a unix timestamp.
------------------------------------- strtotime (3.0.12 - 3.0.18 only, PHP 4 >= 4.0.0) strtotime -- Parse about any English textual datetime description into a UNIX timestamp Description int strtotime (string time [, int now]) The function expects to be given a string containing an English date format and will try to parse that format into a UNIX timestamp relative to the timestamp given in now, or the current time if none is supplied. Upon failure, -1 is returned. ------------------------------------- You can then use the PHP function date() to format the unix timestamp as a mySQL timestamp, or you can use the mySQL function FROM_UNIXTIME to so the same. I have used strtotime() to convert the textual datetime exported from MSSQL into a unix timestamp successfully. Bernt. -----Original Message----- From: Iain Lang [mailto:limpingwithbothfeet@;metro800.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 10:26 AM To: Serge Paquin; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Date Woes . Could we see this php routine, please? Or can you post it to a newsgroup? Yooors, Iain Lang. At 18:23 15/10/02 -0400, Serge Paquin wrote: >I have written a very poor and inflexable PHP function to do this outside >the database. I have not played with doing my own functions in mySQL but >your suggestion is well taken. I believe that I will attempt to create a >function for mySQL that is more compatible and flexable. Good suggestion >not sure why I didn't think of it :) > >Serge. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
