is it a mysql field type of datetime? if so, you may want to use this instead $timestamp=date("Y-m-j H:i:s"); $update = "UPDATE accounts SET atime='$timestamp' WHERE id-sys='$tmp'"; that puts the current timestamp in mysql format for entry into your table. Cheers Jason -----Original Message----- From: NIPP, SCOTT V (SBCSI) [mailto:sn4265@sbc.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 1:35 PM To: 'php-db@lists.php.net' Subject: Update Query Help... I am attempting to UPDATE a table and I have having absolutely ZERO success. Here is the query: $tmp = $_POST['sbcuid']."-".$_POST['system'][$a]; $update = "UPDATE accounts SET atime='NOW()' WHERE \"id-sys\"='".$tmp."'"; echo $update; $result1 = mysql_query($update, $Prod) or die(mysql_error()); echo mysql_affected_rows(); Please help me figure out why this is not working. I have tried quoting the column name 'id-sys' every way I can think of, but nothing works. The column is initially NULL, and I am attempting to update just the single column with a timestamp. Thanks in advance. Scott Nipp Phone: (214) 858-1289 E-mail: sn4265@sbc.com Web: http:\\ldsa.sbcld.sbc.com -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php