mysql time formats code example

Example 1: MySQL datetime format

use \Datetime;

$now = new DateTime();
echo $now->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');    // MySQL datetime format
echo $now->getTimestamp();           // Unix Timestamp -- Since PHP 5.3

Example 2: format time mysql

-- use DATE_FORMAT with %H %i
-- SELECT DATE_FORMAT(MemberBookFacility.time, '%H:%i')
"45": "09:00",
"24": "10:00",
"42": "11:00",
"48": "12:00",

-- ONcakephp must use below format
$this->virtualFields['time'] = "DATE_FORMAT(MemberBookFacility.time, '%H:%i')";	// using this for use concat
	
		return $this->find('list', array(
          'conditions' => $conditions,
          'fields' => array(
            'MemberBookFacility.id', 
            'time',
          ),
          'order' => array(
            'MemberBookFacility.time ASC',
          ),
        ));