checking month name against unix timestamp stored in mysql db (using php)

[ZeeKee]

Having trouble working out how to do the following - I want to list all the events for a given month, with each event having a date stored as a unix timestamp in the database. In my sql query, I have to manipulate the timestamp so that i can check if the date is in the same month as the month string i'm comparing against, e.g "october". What would the best way to go about this be? Thanks