v5:reference:connection:binddate
bindDate
syntax
string bindDate(){ float $timestamp }
Description
The function bindDate()
accepts a Unix Timestamp value, and returns a database-specific date string suitable for embedding into bind statements. The returned value differs from one database to another.
Usage
MySQL example
/* * Connection to MySQL database assumed */ $date = date('Y-m-d'); $d = $db->bindDate($date); /* * Returns the following string: 2015-07-19 */
Oracle Example
/* * Connection to Oracle database assumed */ $date = date('Y-m-d'); $d = $db->dbDate($date); /* * Returns the following string: TO_DATE('2015-07-19','YYYY-MM-DD') */ $SQL = "SELECT * FROM record WHERE date_field=$d";
v5/reference/connection/binddate.txt · Last modified: 2016/01/17 01:11 by mnewnham