Converting mysql input before output. Unix timestamp to PHP DateTime

Question

So, I'm calling data from my database "_gameserver" and putting it into a php as follows. I understand it could be compiled easier and made shorter, but I'm still learning, and not there yet.

 <?php
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "USERNAME";
$password = "PASS";
$dbname = "_gameserver";

// Create connection
$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);
// Check connection
if ($conn->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}

$sql = "SELECT _Key, _Data, _Name, _Ammo, _Cash, _Model, _Flags, _Faction, _SteamID, _SteamName, _Inventory, _LastPlayed, _TimeCreated FROM characters";
$result = $conn->query($sql);

if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
echo "<table style='border: solid 3px black;'>
<tr><th>Key</th>
<th>Steam ID</th>
<th>Steam Name</th>
<th>Last Played</th>
<th>Character Name</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Faction</th>
<th>Inventory</th>
<th>Loaded Ammo</th>
<th>Money</th>
<th>Character Model</th>
<th>Character Created</th>
<th>Char Flags</th></tr>";


$unix_timestamp = $_POST['_TimeCreated'];
$datetime = new DateTime("@$unix_timestamp");


// output data of each row
while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
    echo "<tr><td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_Key"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_SteamID"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_SteamName"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_LastPlayed"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_Name"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_Data"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_Faction"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_Inventory"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_Ammo"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_Cash"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_Model"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".date_create_from_format('U', $row["_TimeCreated"])->format('F j, Y, g:i a')"</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_Flags"]."</td></tr>";
}
echo "</table>";
} else {
echo "0 results";
}
$conn->close();
?> 

The "_LastPLayer" string that it grabs from the database is a unix timestamp, I want to convert it into something readable, and then output it with the rest of the data.

I've found what looks like a usable piece of code:

$unix_timestamp = $_POST['timestamp'];
$datetime = new DateTime("@$unix_timestamp");

And I've searched around, but I just cannot figure out how to fit it all together, please help.

Answer 1

Presuming that value is in $row["_TimeCreated"]

You can use create_from_format()

<td>".date_create_from_format('U', $row["_TimeCreated"])->format('F j, Y, g:i a')."</td>

or

<td>".DateTime::createFromFormat('U', $row["_TimeCreated"])->format('F j, Y, g:i a')."</td>

alternatively , you can use date_create() and format() .

<td>".date_create('@'.$row["_TimeCreated"])->format('F j, Y, g:i a')."</td>

or

<td>".(new DateTime('@'.$row["_TimeCreated"]))->format('F j, Y, g:i a')."</td>

Result will be the same: https://3v4l.org/u6EuR .

Answer 2

Finished product, works like a charm! Outputs the unix formatted date into something readable!

 <?php
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "USERNAME";
$password = "PASS";
$dbname = "_gameserver";

// Create connection
$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);
// Check connection
if ($conn->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}

$sql = "SELECT _Key, _Data, _Name, _Ammo, _Cash, _Model, _Flags, _Faction, _SteamID, _SteamName, _Inventory, _LastPlayed, _TimeCreated FROM characters";
$result = $conn->query($sql);

if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
echo "<table style='border: solid 3px black;'>
<tr><th>Key</th>
<th>Steam ID</th>
<th>Steam Name</th>
<th>Last Played</th>
<th>Character Name</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Faction</th>
<th>Inventory</th>
<th>Loaded Ammo</th>
<th>Money</th>
<th>Character Model</th>
<th>Character Created</th>
<th>Char Flags</th></tr>";



// output data of each row
while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
echo "<tr><td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_Key"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_SteamID"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_SteamName"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_LastPlayed"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_Name"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_Data"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_Faction"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_Inventory"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_Ammo"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_Cash"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_Model"]."</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".date_create_from_format('U', $row["_TimeCreated"])->format('F j, Y, g:i a')"</td>
<td style='width:150px;border:3px solid black;'>".$row["_Flags"]."</td></tr>";
}
echo "</table>";
} else {
echo "0 results";
}
$conn->close();
?>