php timestamp problem

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i have a "simple" problem with the PHP timestamp (on a linux machine).

I need to get the user birthdate in year-month-date (using 3 menus - html select). When the user is born on 1970-1-1 the timestamp is zero and the application logic gets everything wrong.

How would you deal with this case?

Regards,

If the application logic gets everything wrong, I suggest changing it. SCNR ;-) Why use a timestamp in the first place? Aren't there actual "date" data types you can use? — Tomalak
– Tomalak, Commented Oct 19, 2009 at 12:00
I agree, timestamps not a good combination with birthdates, but if you really need them why not eliminate the '0' position by adding a few seconds to the day? convert m/d/y + 60 seconds, etc. Which would never result a 0 timestamp. — Jakub
– Jakub, Commented Oct 19, 2009 at 14:15

Espo · Accepted Answer · 2009-10-19 12:04:19Z

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As long as your dates are between the years 1901-2038 the PHP native date functions should work OK. Timestamps should not be used for birth dates. If you need to use dates outside if this range, take a look at the ADOdb Date Time Library.

answered Oct 19, 2009 at 12:04

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Alexei Tenitski · Accepted Answer · 2009-10-20 10:52:07Z

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Try using built in DateTime class instead (http://php.net/manual/en/class.datetime.php)

answered Oct 20, 2009 at 10:52

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