$b) { query(sprintf('ALTER TABLE ``posts_%s`` ADD COLUMN edited_at_temp INT(11) DEFAULT NULL AFTER edited_at', $b)); query(sprintf('UPDATE ``posts_%s`` SET edited_at_temp = IF(edited_at IS NOT NULL, UNIX_TIMESTAMP(edited_at), NULL)', $b)); query(sprintf('ALTER TABLE ``posts_%s`` DROP COLUMN edited_at', $b)); query(sprintf('ALTER TABLE ``posts_%s`` CHANGE edited_at_temp edited_at INT(11) DEFAULT NULL', $b)); }