Re: strtotime() and postgresql date/time output

When I pull a timestamp from a db, i use the to_char () postgresql
function. This is real nice because you can convert the months into words
(Jan or January). Try something like this:

SELECT to_char(timestamp_field, "M") from table;

I forget the exact syntax, but you can find it at postgresql.org under the
users guide.

TIm.

Rien Broekstra <rien(at)cal018043(dot)student(dot)utwente(dot)nl>@postgresql.org on
01/27/2001 06:39:42 AM

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Subject: strtotime() and postgresql date/time output

I have the following problem

I want to save timestamps in a database and use them in a php script.

According to the documentation, postgres's date/time output is possible
in 4 styles. My problem is that the php strtotime() function which I use
to get a timestamp instead of a date/time string does not understand any
of these date/time formats.

- Is it possible to manually define a datestyle so Postgresql returns a
date/time string which strtotime does understand?
- Is it possible to let Postgresql return just a timestamp instead of a
date/time string
- Is there another function in php which does understand standard ISO or
SQL style date/time strings and converts them to a timestamp?

thanks in advance
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