I have a mysql table events with column event_date varchar(10) which takes in dates in the form 7-5-2014.
I have an object which can give me:
// displays current month (5)
$m = $time->getMonth();
echo $m;
//displays current day (1)
$d = $time->getDay();
echo $d;
// displays current year (2014)
$y = $time->getYear();
echo $y;
I am trying to figure out a way to get events within the current day, month, and year.
The php query below is wrong but it gives you and idea as to what im trying to do:
$eventsWithinDay = query("SELECT * FROM events WHERE LEFT(event_date, 2)='%s'", $d);
How can I do this correctly?
Better yet, what is the most efficient way to do this?
I can make any necessary changes to the database or php.
Thanks in advance.
You an do it in various ways. For instance:
SELECT smth FROM somewhere WHERE datefield LIKE '2014-05-%'
OR
SELECT smth FROM somewhere WHERE datefield >= $start_interval and date <= $end_interval
In the latter case you'd have your date stored in a BIGINT column and use php's time() to set its value. Then using PHP's time functions (like strtotime('-1 day')) get timestamps for dates you wish to query against. So a simple example would be:
$q = "SELECT ... WHERE datefield >= " . strtotime('-2 days') // this would search for dates from at least 2 days ago
You could also use MYSQL's built-in date-time functions, but i have no experience with those so i'm not going to advice on something i don't know myself :)
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I have the following at the top of every page so when the website is loaded by anyone PHP deletes any record in a specific database table that is older than 3 days.
$conn = getConnected("oversizeBoard");
mysqli_query($conn, "DELETE FROM postedLoads WHERE date < DATE_SUB(DATE('m-d-Y'), INTERVAL 3 DAY");
The problem is nothing is being deleted.
The data type for my date column is varchar(20) and when I insert a date into MySQL it is entered using date("m-d-Y"). The name of my date field is date. So it appears that the above query would be correct, but I have done something wrong, and I am not certain as to what since every example I've looked at has basically looked the same except they used now() instead of date() but I use a specific date format so I can't use now() in my query.
What have I done wrong?
I even tried putting it into a function:
function deleteOversizeRows() {
$conn = getConnected("oversizeBoard");
mysqli_query($conn, "DELETE FROM postedLoads WHERE date < DATE_SUB(DATE('m-d-Y'), INTERVAL 3 DAY");
}
deleteOversizeRows();
Try to provide date by calculating first and then use it in query like below
$date = date("m-d-Y", strtotime('-3 day'));
$conn = getConnected("oversizeBoard");
mysqli_query($conn, "DELETE FROM postedLoads WHERE date < '".$date."');
It might help you. If need any other solution or help, do ask here.
Use MySQL function TIMESTAMPDIFF(unit,datetime_expr1,datetime_expr2);
Function calculates difference between two dates and returns output based on the unit parameter passed .
Try this:
DELETE FROM postedLoads WHERE TIMESTAMPDIFF('DAY',date,now())<3;
For detailed info of function:http://www.w3resource.com/mysql/date-and-time-functions/mysql-timestampdiff-function.php
MySQL table "flightSched" is connected to time, similar to the one below:
flightNo |day |time |arrivalTimeSec
=============================================
WERE112 |Tuesday | 1:00 |1381186800
FGHG234 |Tuesday |23:00 |1381266000
CGHF345 |Tuesday |00:00 |1381183200
I have a mysql query that select all data between two times. This is the query:
$CurrentTimeMinus30min = date('H:i', strtotime('-30 minutes')); //Current Time minus 30minutes
$CurrentTimeMinus30min = strtotime($CurrentTimeMinus30min);
$CurrentTimePlus4Hours = date('H:i', strtotime('+240 minutes')); //Current Time plus 4 hours
$CurrentTimePlus4Hours = strtotime($CurrentTimePlus4Hours);
$query = $mysqli->query("
SELECT * FROM flightSched
WHERE day = '$currentDay'
AND arrivalTimeSec
BETWEEN '$CurrentTimeMinus30min'
AND '$CurrentTimePlus4Hours'
");
I was advised to used strtotime() function on the time values to be able to use them in a BETWEEN MySQL query. This doesn't seem to be working at all.
Where am I going wrong with this query? Any help will be appreciated.
today I found the same problem with yours (mine about coordinates).
and I found out that in some case, a BETWEEN operator can only be used like this
..... WHERE columname BETWEEN smallervalue AND biggervalue
previously I've tried with the biggervalue at front since I dealt with negative numbers, and it fails.
you might found the same problem with your timestamp.
strtotime returns a timestamp so passing that into the MySQL query, like above, won't work. Try using FROM_UNIXTIME instead.
$query = $mysqli->query("SELECT * FROM flightSched
WHERE day = '$currentDay'
AND FROM_UNIXTIME(arrivalTimeSec) BETWEEN FROM_UNIXTIME($CurrentTimeMinus30min) AND FROM_UNIXTIME($CurrentTimePlus4Hours) " );
EDIT - I hadn't noticed that arrivalTimeSec was also a timestamp. The above mightn't be a workable answer for you, but try it. If it doesn't work, as others say, define what you mean by
This doesn't seem to be working at all.
Is it not returning any rows? Is it returning an error? Can you print out $CurrentTimeMinus30min and $CurrentTimePlus4Hours? Narrow down the potential areas for problems.
Have you tried to encapsulate the between? This could potentially solve your problem:
SELECT * FROM flightSched
WHERE day = '$currentDay'
AND (arrivalTimeSec BETWEEN '$CurrentTimeMinus30min' AND '$CurrentTimePlus4Hours')
Also why not just do:
$CurrentTimeMinus30min = strtotime('-30 minutes');
Or
$CurrentTimeMinus30min = strtotime(date('Y-m-d H:i:00', strtotime('-30 minutes')));
Please send us some examples of what your variables are generating.
Your time calculation with date("H:i",...) and strtotime(..) seems to actually produce the correct results, although there is a much easier way to add/substract n minutes from the current time:
$now = time();
$currentTimeMinus30min = $now - 30*60; // 30 minutes * 60 seconds
$currentTimePlus4Hours = $now + 4*60*60; // 4 hours * 60 minutes * 60 seconds
(I assume your time entries in your database are unix timestamps.)
Your query looks fine, too, but there are a few things to keep in mind:
You have redundant fields in your database (day and time can be calculated from the timestamp)
Working with time variables can easily lead to confusion, as the time passes on and if you have no entries in your database that match the specified time range (-30m to +240m) the result set is empty. So to test the query update the database with current time stamps.
I would suggest the following:
Drop the redundant columns day and time and just use the timestamp as base for your calculations, because the day and time is already included in the timestamp. So just use a simple query like
select * from flightShed
where arrivalTime between $begin and $end
I show my problem:
I have two variables that contain the TIME variable from an MySQL database:
$row[0] //it contains for instance 16:30:00
$row[1] //it contains for instance 18:00:00
How do I find the term that is derived from their subtraction?
As they are already time variables I tried to do a subtraction directly with these values but I get integer values rounded down.
I tried existing questions but none foresaw a time in the format HH: MM: SS.
Thank you.
Use TIMEDIFF function instead of substrction:
SELECT REPLACE(TIMEDIFF(col1,col2),'-','')
REPLACE is used to ensure absolute result.
try to use
$query = select TIMEDIFF(field_name, '$input_date') from tbl_name where condition
at mysql
This question was already answerd... well
You need to convert it on timestamps
$time1 = strtotime($row[0]);
$time2 = strtotime($row[1]);
$diff = $time2 - $time1;
Also be aware if it use after 1 day, it will not show the "last day" difference... So use year month day...
all - fairly simple query question that's been hounding me: How do I query for entries with a date and time only greater than now, or when the query is run (page requested)?
I've seen some examples but they aren't good enough for me to modify. Here's my code:
$todaysDate = date("Y-m-d h:i:s");
$params = array('select'=>'*', 'limit'=>3, 'orderby'=>'t.event_StartDate ASC', 't.event_StartDate < "$todaysDate"' );
An example of the variable "t.event_StartDate" outputs "2010-12-10 22:18:42" so I assume that may be how it's saved in the database.
I suspect I'm not building the date correctly or I need to be using a time function I'm not familiar with in MySQL. Help? This is for outputting a series of events with date and time.
I think you reverse the use <, it should be >
try
SELECT ... WHERE t.event_StartDate>NOW();
/* you don't even need to set $todaysDate */
t.event_StartDate > NOW() don't will returns nothing? a date higher of now lol. I'm confused.
I want to allow my users to search the database for a row that was submitted on a certain day. The date is entered into the field in the database using the date() function which is great, but when i use the php strtotime function, of course the dates are not exactly the same.
Is there some clever mysql function that can help me with this?
I had an issue with this before.
You're best to generate a start and end date then use the BETWEEN function instead.
So something like this:
$start_date = "2009-01-01 00:00:00";
$end_date = "2009-01-01 23:59:59";
$sql = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE date BETWEEN '$start_date' AND '$end_date' AND id = 'x';
Of course you would just pull your dates from the DB using strtotime and append the time stamps - depends how you used date()
Hope this helps :)
You can use MySQL's DATE() function to extract date part of the timestamp:
select ... from table ... where DATE(date_column) = '2010-01-25';
If you have problem submitting '2010-01-25' from PHP, you can use PHP's date function with 'Y-m-d' as parameter to only get the date part.
$d = date('Y-m-d', strtotime(...));
Looking at your question closely, it seems you'll need both of those. First use PHP's date function to get only the date part and then use MySQL's date to match only those records.
PHP:
$timestamp_from_php = strtotime('December 25, 2009');
SQL:
select
`fields`
from
Table t
where
date_format('Y-m-d', t.`datetime_field`) = date_format('Y-m-d', '$timestamp_from_php')