mysql - PHP Date from Database as Timestamp

i have googled , give up, here goes...

i have had issues dealing times/timestamps etc, trying pull date database in sql timestamp format, have far...

 $db = $row_rssearch['created_date'];  $newdate =  date("d/m/y h:i:s", strtotime('+3 hours', $db));

what wrong it? getting return of "31/12/1969 20:33:34" when database providing... 2014-04-25 02:19:53

thanks in advance.

if got right want add 3 hours each date?

why don't within query?

example:

select `date` + interval 3 hour created_date `table`

GHI