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Asked: May 12, 20262026-05-12T16:46:50+00:00 2026-05-12T16:46:50+00:00

i have a simple problem with the PHP timestamp (on a linux machine). I

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i have a “simple” problem with the PHP timestamp (on a linux machine).

I need to get the user birthdate in year-month-date (using 3 menus – html select). When the user is born on 1970-1-1 the timestamp is zero and the application logic gets everything wrong.

How would you deal with this case?

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    2026-05-12T16:46:50+00:00Added an answer on May 12, 2026 at 4:46 pm

    As long as your dates are between the years 1901-2038 the PHP native date functions should work OK. Timestamps should not be used for birth dates. If you need to use dates outside if this range, take a look at the ADOdb Date Time Library.

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