Why does MySQL unix time stop short of the 32 bit unsigned integer limit?
mysql> SELECT FROM_UNIXTIME(2145916799), FROM_UNIXTIME(2145916800), POW(2,32-1)-1, 2145916799 - POW(2,32-1)-1; +---------------------------+---------------------------+---------------+----------------------------+ | FROM_UNIXTIME(2145916799) | FROM_UNIXTIME(2145916800) | POW(2,32-1)-1 | 2145916799 - POW(2,32-1)-1 | +---------------------------+---------------------------+---------------+----------------------------+ | 2037-12-31 18:59:59 | NULL | 2147483647 | -1566850 | +---------------------------+---------------------------+---------------+----------------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec