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 | +------------+