Using Mysqli bind_param with date and time columns?

Question

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

Answer 1

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();

Answer 2

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();