If you want to insert a datetime that matches the default mysql datetime type format use this
date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
Posts Tagged ‘date’
Generate MySQL Datetime Type Using PHP Date() Function
Posted 05 Feb 2010 — by admin
Category php
Category php
Custom Date Formats for Your Rails Application
Posted 13 May 2009 — by admin
Category Ruby on Rails
Category Ruby on Rails
If you use a consistent date format often in your Rails applciation, it is worth it to add the format to your application environment. You can do this by adding it to the bottom of the config/environment.rb file.
Time::DATE_FORMATS[:my_custom_format] = "%A %B %d, %Y"
Now you can use it in your views like this
@post.created_at.to_s(:my_custom_format)
Which will output something like Monday May 5, 2009
