How to Set Up Named Time Zones in MariaDB

If you want to use named time zones in MariaDB, you’ll need to make sure they’ve been configured.

By “named time zones”, I mean being able to use strings like America/Los_Angeles instead of −08:00 or −07:00 when specifying the time zone. For example, when using the CONVERT_TZ() function.

Here’s how to configure named time zones in MariaDB.

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8 Ways to Add Days to a Date in MariaDB

MariaDB provides several ways to add a certain number of days to a given date. For example, you might want to add 10 days to a date, or 30 days, or even just 1 day. Fortunately, MariaDB makes this easy.

Here are 8 ways to add a number of days to a given date in MariaDB.

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How ADDTIME() Works in MariaDB

In MariaDB, ADDTIME() is a built-in date and time function that adds an amount to a time or datetime expression.

It allows you to change a time or datetime expression by passing that expression, as well as a time expression to add to that expression. You can pass a negative amount if you need to subtract from the time expression.

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How SUBTIME() Works in MariaDB

In MariaDB, SUBTIME() is a built-in date and time function that subtracts an amount from a time or datetime expression.

It allows you to change a time or datetime expression by passing that expression, as well as a time expression to subtract from that expression. You can pass a negative amount if you need to add to the time expression.

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How SUBDATE() Works in MariaDB

In MariaDB, SUBDATE() is a built-in date and time function that subtracts an amount from a given date.

It allows you to change a date by specifying the date, the unit to subtract, and the amount to subtract. You can pass a negative amount in order to add to the date, instead of subtracting from it.

SUBDATE() also has a shortcut syntax that allows you to specify the days to subtract.

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