if you are connected to the db already and the dates in question are in a table, i agree, using the dbms functions is faster/easier than php. but if you do not have a connection to the db php is faster. Tim-Hinnerk Heuer Twitter: @geekdenz Blog: http://www.thheuer.com On 21 October 2013 04:50, Tedd Sperling <tedd.sperling@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Oct 20, 2013, at 4:01 AM, Ashley Sheridan <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > Yes, I was going to ask, why are you storing your dates as strings? > > MySQL has a perfectly good DATE type. It's also generally faster > > comparing dates within a MySQL query than PHP code. > > > > Thanks, > > Ash > > http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > Agreed. > > Plus, there are many date functions provided by MySQL that are easier > (possibility faster) than what you can do in PHP. > > Check these out: > > > http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/date-and-time-functions.html#function_date > > tedd > > _______________ > tedd sperling > tedd.sperling@xxxxxxxxx > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >
