There are two methods to INSERT data into MySQL database – the PHP MySQLi method and the PHP Data Object (PDO) method. It automatically lists the entries (1,2,3,4…).įor more information about table structure and its available settings, refer to phpMyAdmin’s official documentation. We used the Primary index for our ID field and marked A_I, which means Auto Increment.
We recommend always having one ID column when creating a table. Index – To enumerate table entries, which is required when configuring table relationships.Length/Values – The maximum entry length for a particular column.For example, select varchar to enter a string type name, which uses letters, not numbers. You can set various values, including int, varchar, and string. As you've seen, you can generally just use the SQL 'NOW()' function to insert into a SQL timestamp field, but if that doesn't work for some reason, you can also create a timestamp field in the proper format using just PHP and the date function.Here are a few explanations of the columns used: I hope these timestamp examples have been helpful. Please see that page for more information on creating other dates and times (I'm mostly just worried about "now" at this moment). I pulled those examples from the PHP date page. If you need to create a formatted timestamp field for some other date and time, you can do that something like this: Note that the PHP date function defaults to the current date and time, which is exactly what I need for my purposes here. Getting a timestamp for some other date and time 'project_count_type' => $project->project_count_type,Īs you can see in the lines I’ve made bold, I’m inserting my PHP timestamp variable into two SQL fields. # get the current time in the proper format for a sql timestamp field $project->project_count_type = $form_state A Drupal 7 SQL INSERT with Timestamp exampleĪlthough this isn't a standard off-the-shelf PHP/MySQL INSERT statement, here's what a SQL INSERT query looks like when I use this with Drupal 7:
Note: Thanks to the commenters below who suggest using H:i:s instead of G:i:s. You can then use this formatted timestamp string in a PHP MySQL insert. If you print this out, your $timestamp field will now contain contents like this: However, if you want to do this all in PHP (or need to, depending on what framework you're working with), you can get the current date and time in the proper format using just PHP, like this: So that’s one way to populate a SQL timestamp field in a SQL INSERT query. I just tested this with PHP and MySQL, and it works fine. (user_id, name, last_updated, date_created) If you’re using plain old PHP and a database like MySQL, you can use the SQL now() function to insert data into a SQL timestamp field like this: Note: You might not need to create a PHP dateįirst off, you may not need to create a date in PHP like this. PHP date/time FAQ: How do I create a date in the proper format to insert a SQL Timestamp field into a SQL database?
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