Comments on: How do I make my MySQL table automatically make a timestamp when new data is added? http://www.weez.com/2010/02/how-do-i-make-my-mysql-table-automatically-make-a-timestamp-when-new-data-is-added/ Solving everyday practical LAMP problems... one at a time Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:54:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: nore h http://www.weez.com/2010/02/how-do-i-make-my-mysql-table-automatically-make-a-timestamp-when-new-data-is-added/comment-page-1/#comment-1273 nore h Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:58:02 +0000 http://www.weez.com/2010/02/how-do-i-make-my-mysql-table-automatically-make-a-timestamp-when-new-data-is-added/#comment-1273 <?php if (!isset($_POST['submit'])) { ?> <form action="" method="post"> Table Name: <input type="text" size="40" maxlength="90" name="table"><br> Column 1: <input type="text" size="40" maxlength="90" name="col1"><br> Column 2: <input type="text" size="40" maxlength="90" name="col2"><br> Column 3: <input type="text" size="40" maxlength="90" name="col3"><br> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Create Table!"> </form> <?php } else { $table = $_POST['table']; $col1 = $_POST['col1']; $col2 = $_POST['col2']; $col3 = $_POST['col3']; mysql_query("CREATE TABLE $table( id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, PRIMARY KEY(id), time TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP NOT NULL, $col1 VARCHAR(50), $col2 VARCHAR(90), $col3 VARCHAR(200))") or die(mysql_error()); echo "Success! Your table "$table" has been created!"; } ?> < ?php
if (!isset($_POST['submit'])) {
?>

Table Name:
Column 1:
Column 2:
Column 3:

< ?php
} else {
$table = $_POST['table'];
$col1 = $_POST['col1'];
$col2 = $_POST['col2'];
$col3 = $_POST['col3'];
mysql_query("CREATE TABLE $table(
id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
PRIMARY KEY(id),
time TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
$col1 VARCHAR(50),
$col2 VARCHAR(90),
$col3 VARCHAR(200))")
or die(mysql_error());

echo "Success! Your table "$table" has been created!";

}
?>

]]> By: just "JR" http://www.weez.com/2010/02/how-do-i-make-my-mysql-table-automatically-make-a-timestamp-when-new-data-is-added/comment-page-1/#comment-1272 just "JR" Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:31:28 +0000 http://www.weez.com/2010/02/how-do-i-make-my-mysql-table-automatically-make-a-timestamp-when-new-data-is-added/#comment-1272 First, don't use "timestamp": that is UNIX time stamp: the number of seconds since January 1 1970 00:00:00 GMT Set the column variable as "datetime" type with the default value 0000-00-00 00:00:00 (for a format YYYY:MM:DD HH:MM:SS), and call this column "datum" (don't use "date", "datetime" or "timestamp"!: reserved words) Advantage of this format: easy sorting! When inserting, use: $datum = date ( "Y-m-d H:i:s"); This will get current time and date, correctly formatted. Your sql: $sql = "insert into `tablename` (`field1`,`field2`,`datum`) values (' " . $f1val . " ' , ' " . $f2val . " ' , ' " . $datum . " ' ) "; First, don’t use “timestamp”: that is UNIX time stamp: the number of seconds since January 1 1970 00:00:00 GMT

Set the column variable as “datetime” type with the default value 0000-00-00 00:00:00 (for a format YYYY:MM:DD HH:MM:SS), and call this column “datum” (don’t use “date”, “datetime” or “timestamp”!: reserved words)
Advantage of this format: easy sorting!

When inserting, use:
$datum = date ( “Y-m-d H:i:s”);
This will get current time and date, correctly formatted.
Your sql:
$sql = “insert into `tablename` (`field1`,`field2`,`datum`)
values (‘ ” . $f1val . ” ‘ , ‘ ” . $f2val . ” ‘ , ‘ ” . $datum . ” ‘ ) “;

]]> By: Edwin M http://www.weez.com/2010/02/how-do-i-make-my-mysql-table-automatically-make-a-timestamp-when-new-data-is-added/comment-page-1/#comment-1271 Edwin M Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:44:37 +0000 http://www.weez.com/2010/02/how-do-i-make-my-mysql-table-automatically-make-a-timestamp-when-new-data-is-added/#comment-1271 in your SQL query, use the mysql function curdate() example: INSERT INTO table (column, date, column) VALUES ('value', curdate(), 'value') in your SQL query, use the mysql function curdate()

example:

INSERT INTO table (column, date, column) VALUES (‘value’, curdate(), ‘value’)

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