[PHP] PDO: How to fetch TIMESTAMP values?

I recently began evaluating the feasibility of reworking our current database access framework, which utilizes the PHP-native drivers for our database (Interbase), to one which makes use of the PDO extension. Unfortunately, I quickly hit a roadblock. I have tried every permutation available in

Re: [PHP] Persistent Database Connections

Thanks, Philip (and Richard also), for offering your impressions. Per Philip's suggestion, I ran ab (Apache Benchmark) to stress test the page that loads my persistent connection. Depending on the parameters I set for ab, I was able to increase the number of connections from my initial 9 to

[PHP] Persistent Database Connections

[Please note that even though I cite Interbase in my example, I believe my question can be generalized to all databases that allow persistent connections] I recently installed a trial version of Interbase on a development server that includes a nifty tool that allows me to monitor, among other