Re: [PHP-DB] time without seconds
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] says... In general, is it better to have MySQL select less using TIME_FORMAT than=20 to have PHP crop the info? -Lisi The general rule of thumb seems to be: if mysql can do it, use mysql else use php. -- Quod subigo farinam $email =~ s/oz$/au/o; -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP-DB] time without seconds
If I have a time stored in MySQL, and I only need the hour and minutes without seconds: 1) Can I crop this in PHP after retrieving it? 2) Is there a way to store this without the seconds in MySQL? Same goes for storing a date without the year. I could use a regular char field, but I want to be able to retrieve a row that corresponds to the current month and day, currently I am doing this with $month = date(n); $day = date(d); $query = SELECT ... WHERE MONTH(date) = $month AND DAYOFMONTH = $day; Is there a better way to do this without storing unnecessary data? Thanks, -Lisi -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP-DB] time without seconds
Check the TIME_FORMAT(time,format) MySQL function. Ignatius _ - Original Message - From: Lisi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PHP-DB [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 1:16 PM Subject: [PHP-DB] time without seconds If I have a time stored in MySQL, and I only need the hour and minutes without seconds: 1) Can I crop this in PHP after retrieving it? 2) Is there a way to store this without the seconds in MySQL? Same goes for storing a date without the year. I could use a regular char field, but I want to be able to retrieve a row that corresponds to the current month and day, currently I am doing this with $month = date(n); $day = date(d); $query = SELECT ... WHERE MONTH(date) = $month AND DAYOFMONTH = $day; Is there a better way to do this without storing unnecessary data? Thanks, -Lisi -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP-DB] time without seconds
Lisi wrote: If I have a time stored in MySQL, and I only need the hour and minutes without seconds: 1) Can I crop this in PHP after retrieving it? Sure, just chop off the last : and what's after it if in HH:MM:SS format, or the last two numbers if in HHMMSS format. 2) Is there a way to store this without the seconds in MySQL? Not really. You could use DATE_FORMAT or TIME_FORMAT to format the date/time without the seconds, though. Same goes for storing a date without the year. I could use a regular char field, but I want to be able to retrieve a row that corresponds to the current month and day, currently I am doing this with $month = date(n); $day = date(d); $query = SELECT ... WHERE MONTH(date) = $month AND DAYOFMONTH = $day; Is there a better way to do this without storing unnecessary data? I don't think there's any way to not store the year. Just ignore it like you're doing. -- ---John Holmes... Amazon Wishlist: www.amazon.com/o/registry/3BEXC84AB3A5E/ PHP|Architect: A magazine for PHP Professionals www.phparch.com -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP-DB] time without seconds
In general, is it better to have MySQL select less using TIME_FORMAT than to have PHP crop the info? -Lisi At 09:50 PM 6/17/03 -0400, John W. Holmes wrote: Lisi wrote: If I have a time stored in MySQL, and I only need the hour and minutes without seconds: 1) Can I crop this in PHP after retrieving it? Sure, just chop off the last : and what's after it if in HH:MM:SS format, or the last two numbers if in HHMMSS format. 2) Is there a way to store this without the seconds in MySQL? Not really. You could use DATE_FORMAT or TIME_FORMAT to format the date/time without the seconds, though. Same goes for storing a date without the year. I could use a regular char field, but I want to be able to retrieve a row that corresponds to the current month and day, currently I am doing this with $month = date(n); $day = date(d); $query = SELECT ... WHERE MONTH(date) = $month AND DAYOFMONTH = $day; Is there a better way to do this without storing unnecessary data? I don't think there's any way to not store the year. Just ignore it like you're doing. -- ---John Holmes... Amazon Wishlist: www.amazon.com/o/registry/3BEXC84AB3A5E/ PHP|Architect: A magazine for PHP Professionals www.phparch.com -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
