Using FROM_UNIXTIME and UNIX_TIMESTAMP in and INSERT into statement

[bobby317]

What I am trying to do is use these two Mysql functions to switch my dates back and forth for my event calendar I am creating using Mysql and php.  I am trying to learn how to do this and this is the website I am getting my info from so you know. http://www.richardlord.net/blog/date-in-php-and-mysql

 

Now I know you can use the FROM_UNIXTIME function to update a table like this:

 

$query = "UPDATE table SET datetimefield = FROM_UNIXTIME($phodate)";

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My question is how do I work the FROM_UNIXTIME($phpdate) function into an INSERT into statement?

 

 

This is the query I am trying to work these functions into.

 

 

$query = "INSERT INTO events (eventID, date, startTime, endTime, eventName, description) VALUES (0, '$date', '$fStartTime', '$fEndTime', '$eventName', '$description')";

 

Thanks for all the help please explain so I may learn.

[bobby317]

sorry had the link to the site wrong.

 

http://www.richardlord.net/blog/dates-in-php-and-mysql

[fenway]

Sorry, I don't follow.

[bobby317]

Ok I don't know what else to explain.

 

Mysql has two function:

 

1. FROM_UNIXTIME()

This function from the best I can tell converts a PHP timestamp to a DATETIME.

 

2. UNIX_TIMESTAMP()

This function from the best I can tell converts DATETIME to a php timestamp.

 

I am creating an event calendar that I would like to use these function to convert my php dates which are in php timestamp form into the DATETIME form to store into my database.

 

Wright now this is the query I am using to insert my data into the data base.

 

$query = "INSERT INTO events (eventID, date, startTime, endTime, eventName, description) VALUES (0, '$date', '$fStartTime', '$fEndTime', '$eventName', '$description')";

 

 

I would like to know how I would write this query to set FROM_UNIXTIME($date) so that Mysql will turn my $date varable which is a phptimestamp into the DATETIME format and store it in the data base.

 

Then I need one for retreving the DATETIME format back from the database and convert it back to a phptimestam with UNIX_TIMESTAMP() function.

 

I hope I explained it better sorry for the lack of ability to explain my self.

And thanks for everything

[Mchl]

$query = "INSERT INTO events (eventID, date, startTime, endTime, eventName, description) VALUES (0, FROM_UNIXTIME($date), FROM_UNIXTIME($fStartTime), FROM_UNIXTIME($fEndTime), '$eventName', '$description')";

[bobby317]

Thanks for everything!!