Using Mysqli bind_param with date and time columns?

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How do you insert data into a MySQL date or time column using PHP mysqli and bind_param?

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Like any other string

$stmt = $mysqli->prepare('insert into foo (dt) values (?)');
$dt = '2009-04-30 10:09:00';
$stmt->bind_param('s', $dt);
$stmt->execute();
VolkerK_48330

Timestamps in PHP are integers (the number of seconds from the UNIX epoch). An alternative to the above is to use an integer type date/time parameter, and the MySQL functions FROM_UNIXTIME and UNIX_TIMESTAMP

$stmt = $mysqli->prepare("INSERT INTO FOO (dateColumn) VALUES (FROM_UNIXTIME(?))");
$stmt->bind_param("i", $your_date_parameter);
$stmt->execute();
Admin1

first set the date & time using date() function-

$date=date("d/m/y");
$time=date("h:i:sa");

then pass it into the prepared statement, just like any other string variable-

$stmt = $mysqli->prepare("INSERT INTO FOO (dateColumn, timeColumn) VALUES (?,?)");
$stmt->bind_param("ss", $date , $time);
$stmt->execute();
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