What considerations should be made when storing timestamps in MySQL, especially when using UNIX_TIMESTAMP or MySQL-TIMESTAMP formats?

When storing timestamps in MySQL, it is important to consider the format in which the timestamps are stored. Using UNIX_TIMESTAMP or MySQL-TIMESTAMP formats can impact how the timestamps are stored and retrieved. It is important to ensure that the chosen format aligns with the requirements of the application and that proper conversions are made when necessary. 

// Storing timestamp in UNIX_TIMESTAMP format
$timestamp = time(); // Get current timestamp
$query = "INSERT INTO table_name (timestamp_column) VALUES ($timestamp)";

// Retrieving timestamp in UNIX_TIMESTAMP format
$query = "SELECT timestamp_column FROM table_name";
$result = mysqli_query($connection, $query);
$row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result);
$timestamp = $row['timestamp_column']; // Retrieve timestamp in UNIX_TIMESTAMP format

// Converting UNIX_TIMESTAMP to MySQL-TIMESTAMP format
$mysql_timestamp = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', $timestamp);

Keywords

MySQL UNIX_TIMESTAMP MySQL-TIMESTAMP data types time zone.

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