String datetime insert into mysql database with codeigniter

Question

I am having following MySQL table

EventId     ObjectKey   Title           Description     When        Duration        Where           Status
INT         CHAR(36)    VARCHAR(500)    VARCHAR(8000)   DATETIME    VARCHAR(500)    VARCHAR(500)    TINYINT

and my PHP array is

$data = array(
    'Title' => $title,
    'Description' => $description,
    'When' => $when,
    'Duration' => $duration,
    'Where' => $where
);

The variable $when contains 02/21/2013. When I try to insert to the table with CodeIgniter

public function insert_event($guid, $data)
{
    $CI = & get_instance();
    $CI->load->database('default');
    $CI->db->set($data);
    $CI->db->set('ObjectKey', $guid);
    $CI->db->set('Status', 1);
    $vari = $CI->db->insert('Events');
    return $vari;
}

Everything inserted correctly except date. Can you help me on this?

Answer 1

Use the correct MYSQL format for the date YYYY-MM-DD. For example change this in your code:

$data = array(
    'Title' => $title,
    'Description' => $description,
    'When' => date('Y-m-d', strtotime($when)),
    'Duration' => $duration,
    'Where' => $where
);

Answer 2

Dates in mySQL are YYYY-MM-DD

You are inserting a date MM/DD/YYYY

So try this:

$data = array(
    'Title' => $title,
    'Description' => $description,
    'When' => date('Y-m-d', strtotime($when)),
    'Duration' => $duration,
    'Where' => $where
);