Re: Re: DATE FORMAT ISSUES

> Yeah, I select it using UNIX_TIMESTAMP(creation_datetime) and then I am > using date("M d, Y g:ia",$myrow["creation_datetime"]) at the end of a > printf > statement but the date comes back as Dec 31 1969 7:00pm for all entries. > When the date was inserted I used now() in the insert statement. You should be doing: select UNIX_TIMESTAMP(creation_datetime) as foo date("M d, Y g:ia",$myrow['foo']) -Rasmus > "Rasmus Lerdorf" <rasmus@php.net> wrote in message > news:Pine.LNX.4.33.0110220906420.17431-100000@rasmus.php.net... > > Are you retrieving it using MySQL's UNIX_TIMESTAMP() function? PHP's > > date() function needs a unix timestamp to work with. > > > > -Rasmus > > > > On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Beeman wrote: > > > > > No it is definitely a DATETIME and the date and time are correct in the > > > database, but when I try to format and display them the date is correct > but > > > the time is not > > > "_lallous" <elias_bachaalany@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > > news:20011022140057.21068.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > > > maybe you have in your database a DATE field instead of DATETIME > field? > > > > > > > > "Beeman" <dbh3@mac.com> wrote in message > > > > news:20011022134511.14775.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > > > > I have inserted the date into MySQL using now() in the query. > However, > > > > when > > > > > I retrieve the using MySQL_Date_Format in the query the time is > always > > > > > wrong. on the other hand, if I format the date using Date() in PHP > it > > > > always > > > > > makes the date DEC 31 1969 at 700PM. Please Help > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >