mysql> create table tstest( ts timestamp not null default now()); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.03 sec) mysql> insert into tstest values(from_unixtime(114454234)); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> select * from tstest; +---------------------+ | ts | +---------------------+ | 1973-08-17 17:50:34 | +---------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)