# MySQL timestamp...help

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**Created:** [December 21, 2006, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysql-timestamp-help/210690 "2006-12-21T02:22:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysql-timestamp-help/210690/1 "2006-12-21T02:22:02Z")

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Hi…does any of you know how to deal with timestamp? Well here’s the idea I’m trying to count the current\_timestamp with the one in the record (called it old\_timestamp) and what i’m trying to get is how many day(s) from old\_timestamp to current\_timestamp…like the one in friendster website (last login:…)