How to set MySQL to use GMT in Windows and Linux

Question

I\'m just trying to get MySQL to store time in GMT...

I\'ve read the documentation here: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/time-zone-support.html

It say

Answer 1

Screw this... DATETIME, although much easier on the eye when viewing tables, isn't worth this nightmare.

I'm just going to use TIMESTAMP.