maatayim
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MySQL DateTime NOW() as the default value
Hey there,
need some help with setting my default value in a table to the current datetime
for some reason i cant get the NOW() function to work if i use the DATETIME type.
however, when i use TIMESTAMP type and CURRENT_TIMESTAMP it work!
any ideas how can i get the DATETIME type working?
thanks ahead,
Dan
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need some help with setting my default value in a table to the current datetime
for some reason i cant get the NOW() function to work if i use the DATETIME type.
however, when i use TIMESTAMP type and CURRENT_TIMESTAMP it work!
any ideas how can i get the DATETIME type working?
thanks ahead,
Dan
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Cornelia Yoder
A mysql function cannot be used as a default. You will need to use TIMESTAMP field or enter NOW() as part of the values in an INSERT.
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hi there,
correct me if i'm wrong but timestamp has a differnt way of recording time.
from what i understood the time is being kept in utc and when i retrive is from the data base is converts it back to my timezone.
this could be problematic if u work with servers world wide and try to keep track of dates and times...
is there a ways of using it and still read the real UTC time?
thanks
Dan
correct me if i'm wrong but timestamp has a differnt way of recording time.
from what i understood the time is being kept in utc and when i retrive is from the data base is converts it back to my timezone.
this could be problematic if u work with servers world wide and try to keep track of dates and times...
is there a ways of using it and still read the real UTC time?
thanks
Dan
To convert any date requires you know the time zone of the end user. That means client-side code, and there are javascript functions that can do that for you. But it would still be stored in the database as UTC.
http://www.fruitnotes.com/blogs/Javascript_-_converting_unix_timestamp_to_locat_time_format_758
http://www.fruitnotes.com/blogs/Javascript_-_converting_unix_timestamp_to_locat_time_format_758
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