Re: putting the current date in a mysql db

Hello Roger,

Thanks for the icdsoft tip over on evolt.  If you are referring to 
your site being on them the server is in Hong Kong.

At 9:27 PM -0700 8/16/02, Roger Harness wrote:
>Say I'm trying to make my own little webblog app. In my browser, I'll type
>in my journal page for the day, and submit it. This would get sent to a
>mysql database, and I could retrieve it using a simple php script.
>
>I was pretty jazzed when i first discovered the now() function, as i thought
>i could simply insert that into my database automatically, each time i
>submitted a journal page. Unfortunately, my server is in (i think) Japan, so
>obviously, its 'now()' is different then my 'now'.
>
>Soooo, would it be easier/smarter to just use a hidden javascript Date()
>script, and send it along with the contents of my form to the db, or does it
>make more sense to just subtract the correct date from the 'now()' function?
>
>And only I (actually my mother), would be utilizing this journal entry page,
>so non-javascript browsers arn't an issue. Though I would like to know the
>way most folks (would) do this.
>
>Sorry for probably such a cheesy question, and i DID google etc for an
>answer, but I wasn't able to do it by myself.
>
>as alwasy, tia,
>
>-Roger Harness


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