Re: Inserting time + date entry into mySQL DB

I believe there is some misunderstandings... I believe Zeus just doesn't know how to insert current date in his database: ie: INSERT INTO MyTable(other_field, date_field) VALUES('adasd', NOW()) this will insert in your date field the current datetime. -elias http://www.kameelah.org/eassoft "Michael Hall" <lists@mulga.com.au> wrote in message news:Pine.LNX.4.10.10104102120380.15611-100000@localhost.localdomain... > > This is all explained in the PHP manual under dates. > Assuming you have a field called 'date' with a timestamp in it, > you can format the date like this: > > $date = date("l jS F Y", $date); > > But there are a lot of options so read the manual. > > Mick > > > I want it such that when a user reads the news, he sees something like > > > > --------------- > > Saturday 25th March 2001 > > New mirror up on PHP - posted by Zeus @ 00:00 GMT +8 > > > > news news news news news news news news news news news news news > > --------------- > > > > That sort of thing, how can I go about? > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: elias <elias_bachaalany@yahoo.com> > > To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > > Sent: Wednesday, 11 April, 2001 7:23 AM > > Subject: Re: [PHP] Inserting time + date entry into mySQL DB > > > > > > > No under windows doesn't work. > > > you have to enter a value in that field with value NOW() > > > > > > -elias > > > http://www.kameelah.org/eassoft > > > > > > "Michael Hall" <lists@mulga.com.au> wrote in message > > > news:Pine.LNX.4.10.10104102051270.15611-100000@localhost.localdomain... > > > > > > > > > > > > Create a field in your table called something like 'date' and make its > > > > data type TIMESTAMP. MySQL will automatically add a timestamp with each > > > > new entry ... assuming you're using UNIX, I don't know about windows. > > > > > > > > Mick > > > > > > > > > I know this has been brought up repeatedly but I couldn't find the > > > archives website. > > > > > I'm doing a news publishing script (something like newsphp \ php-nuke) > > > but uses mySQL to store all the data instead of flat files. > > > > > I would like to make it such that everytime I submit an news entry, > > the > > > time\date will automatically be inserted in that row. > > > > > Could someone give me some suggestions? > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >