What is the equivalent of MySQL TIME_TO_SEC() method in PHP to convert datetime to seconds?
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Pictorial Presentation of MySQL TIME_TO_SEC() function
Example:
The following statement will convert the specified time 05:15:40 in seconds.
Code:
SELECT TIME_TO_SEC('05:15:40');
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Sample Output:
mysql> SELECT TIME_TO_SEC('05:15:40');
+-------------------------+
| TIME_TO_SEC('05:15:40') |
+-------------------------+
| 18940 |
+-------------------------+
1 row in set (0.02 sec)
PHP script
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<title>example-time_to_sec-function - php mysql examples | w3resource</title>
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<body>
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-12">
<h2>Conversion of a given time expression 05:15:40 to seconds:</h2>
<table class='table table-bordered'>
<tr>
<th>Seconds</th>
</tr>
<?php
$hostname="your_hostname";
$username="your_username";
$password="your_password";
$db = "your_dbname";
$dbh = new PDO("mysql:host=$hostname;dbname=$db", $username, $password);
foreach($dbh->query('SELECT TIME_TO_SEC("05:15:40")') as $row) {
echo "<tr>";
echo "<td>" . $row['TIME_TO_SEC("05:15:40")'] . "</td>";
echo "</tr>";
}
?>
</tbody></table>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
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