title: Best practice for storing the date in MySQL from PHP
body: <p>I've been using the unix timestamp all my life.</p>
  
  <p>I like it because it's easy to compare, it's fast because I store it as an integer. And since I'm using PHP, I can get any date/time format with date() function from the unixtimestamp.</p>
  
  <p>Now, some people are saying that it's best to use the DATETIME format. But besides the more suited name, I don't see any advantages.</p>
  
  <p>Is it indeed better to use DATETIME, if so, what are the advantages?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>