# Rails - MySQL UNIX Timestap issue

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-mysql-unix-timestap-issue/107946>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 27, 2007, 7:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-mysql-unix-timestap-issue/107946 "2007-06-27T19:23:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 27, 2007, 7:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-mysql-unix-timestap-issue/107946/1 "2007-06-27T19:23:33Z")

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Apologies if this has been posted before but I’m all googled out  
looking for a solution to this!

I have a database that contains a number of pre-1970 dates which seems  
to be causing a update error in Rails when I try to update to MySQL. I  
assume that this is to do with the UNIX timestamping issue.

Question is, which part of the process is causing the issue and how do  
I get around it. I’d rather not convert the date to a string if  
possible.

Thanks in advance