Question

I want to save the date and time from PHP to SQL. Here is the SQL statement to insert new record (found in a method within a class):

INSERT INTO tbl_reviews (headline, text, date, rating, product_id, username)
            value (:headline, :text, :date, :rating, :product_id, :username)

And in my .php page, I call the current date and time using $_SERVER['REQUEST_TIME']. But still I’m getting the error “Incorrect datetime value”. What can I use to get the date?

Answer 1

Does it have to be the exact request time? You could make your life easier and simply use:

INSERT INTO tbl_reviews (headline, text, date, rating, product_id, username)
            value (:headline, :text, now(), :rating, :product_id, :username)

MySQL inserts the current date as soon your entry is written to the table.