Hello, I apologize if this topic has been discussed in the past. I am just looking for feedback whether to use Datetime or Unixtime (32 bit Int) for my timestamps. From what I can tell here are the advantages and disavantages of each method:
Unixtime (stored as 32bit int): advantages: - should require less CPU cycles to process - required only 4 bytes of storage. disadvantages: - a lot of 3rd party tools (interfacing thru ODBC) do not have native functions for Unixtime (eg. Crystal Reports, Excel). - Unixtime may confuse end-users. Datetime: advantages: - 3rd party tools have native functions for Datetime - Easier to understand for end-users disadvantages: - Likely cause more overhead to process (for queries and inserts). - Requires 8 bytes of storage. At the moment I am on the fence and would appriciate any feedback or experience that anyone has. Cheers, Jason --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
