Re: [PHP-DB] time without seconds

2003-06-18 Thread David Robley
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] says... > In general, is it better to have MySQL select less using TIME_FORMAT than=20 > to have PHP crop the info? > > -Lisi The general rule of thumb seems to be: if mysql can do it, use mysql else use php. -- Quod subigo farinam $email =~

Re: [PHP-DB] time without seconds

2003-06-17 Thread Lisi
In general, is it better to have MySQL select less using TIME_FORMAT than to have PHP crop the info? -Lisi At 09:50 PM 6/17/03 -0400, John W. Holmes wrote: Lisi wrote: If I have a time stored in MySQL, and I only need the hour and minutes without seconds: 1) Can I crop this in PHP after retriev

Re: [PHP-DB] time without seconds

2003-06-17 Thread John W. Holmes
Lisi wrote: If I have a time stored in MySQL, and I only need the hour and minutes without seconds: 1) Can I crop this in PHP after retrieving it? Sure, just chop off the last : and what's after it if in HH:MM:SS format, or the last two numbers if in HHMMSS format. 2) Is there a way to store th

Re: [PHP-DB] time without seconds

2003-06-17 Thread Ignatius Reilly
Check the TIME_FORMAT(time,format) MySQL function. Ignatius _ - Original Message - From: "Lisi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PHP-DB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 1:16 PM Subject: [PHP-DB] time without seconds &g

[PHP-DB] time without seconds

2003-06-17 Thread Lisi
If I have a time stored in MySQL, and I only need the hour and minutes without seconds: 1) Can I crop this in PHP after retrieving it? 2) Is there a way to store this without the seconds in MySQL? Same goes for storing a date without the year. I could use a regular char field, but I want to be