UNIX_TIMESTAMP
Returns the current Unix time as an integer, or converts the given date into unixtime.
Syntax
UNIX_TIMESTAMP ( dateobj )
Arguments
dateobj: a valid date, datetime, or parsable date string. Defaults to
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP.
Return Type
Integer
Examples
SELECT unix_timestamp();
+------------------+
| unix_timestamp() |
+------------------+
| 1425430836 |
+------------------+
SELECT unix_timestamp('2009-02-13 23:31:30') AS funday;
+------------+
| funday |
+------------+
| 1234567890 |
+------------+