Read the MySQL manual. "0" value is interpreted as 2000. Your empty string is converted to an integer, thus 0. HTH Ignatius _________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Beckman" <beckman@purplecow.com> To: <php-db@lists.php.net> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 3:39 AM Subject: MySQL, PHP or ghost? > Seems that either I don't understand mysql, or something. > > My table, with the non-important things removed... > > mysql> explain plate; > +---------+-----------------------+------+-----+---------------------+------ ----------+ > | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | > +---------+-----------------------+------+-----+---------------------+------ ----------+ > | pid | mediumint(8) unsigned | | PRI | NULL | auto_increment | > | year | year(4) | YES | | NULL | | > [...] > > So my assumption is that if I insert with year="" it should use the > default. Or at least 0000. > > mysql> update plate set year=NULL where pid=65; > Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) > Rows matched: 1 Changed: 1 Warnings: 0 > > mysql> select * from plate where pid=65; > +-----+---------+------+- > | pid | plate | year | > +-----+---------+------+- > | 65 | DVF0343 | NULL | > +-----+---------+------+- > > But if I do this: > > mysql> update plate set year="" where pid=65; > Query OK, 1 row affected (0.01 sec) > Rows matched: 1 Changed: 1 Warnings: 1 > > mysql> select * from plate where pid=65; > +-----+---------+------+- > | pid | plate | year | > +-----+---------+------+- > | 65 | DVF0343 | 2000 | > +-----+---------+------+- > > 2000? What? Why? Confused. PHP or Mysql fault? > > Beckman > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > Peter Beckman Internet Guy > beckman@purplecow.com http://www.purplecow.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
