John Davidson

Message:

How do you insert data into a MySQL date or time column using PHP mysqli and bind_param?

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My Answer:
When inserting data into a MySQL date or time column using PHP mysqli and bind_param, you need to make sure that the data you are passing is in the correct format.

For a date column, you can use the `DATE` data type in MySQL and pass the date in the format 'YYYY-MM-DD'. For a time column, you can use the `TIME` data type in MySQL and pass the time in the format 'HH:MM:SS'.

Here is an example of how you can insert data into a date and time column using mysqli and bind_param:

php
// Assuming $mysqli is your mysqli connection

$date = '2022-01-01';
$time = '12:00:00';

$stmt = $mysqli->prepare("INSERT INTO your_table (date_column, time_column) VALUES (?, ?)");
$stmt->bind_param('ss', $date, $time);

$stmt->execute();

$stmt->close();


In this example, we are preparing an INSERT statement with placeholders for the date and time columns. We then bind the date and time variables to the placeholders using the 'ss' parameter in the bind_param function, which indicates that we are passing two string values.

Make sure to adjust the column names and table name in the query to match your database schema.