In MariaDB, DAY() is a synonym for DAYOFMONTH(). It returns the day of the month from a given date.
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How DAYOFMONTH() Works in MariaDB
In MariaDB, DAYOFMONTH() is a built-in date and time function that returns the day of the month from a given date.
It accepts one argument, which is the date you want to extract the day of the month from.
The result is in the range 1 to 31. However, if the date has a zero day part (for example '0000-00-00' or '2021-00-00'), the result is 0.
How DATE_FORMAT() Works in MariaDB
In MariaDB, DATE_FORMAT() is a built-in date and time function that formats a date according to the given format string.
It requires two arguments; the date and the format string. It also accepts an optional third argument that allows you to specify the locale.
Continue readingHow DATEDIFF() Works in MariaDB
In MariaDB, DATEDIFF() is a built-in date and time function that returns the difference, in days, between two dates.
It accepts two arguments, both of which are date or datetime expressions. It then subtracts the second date from the first.
Continue readingHow DATE() Works in MariaDB
In MariaDB, DATE() is a built-in date and time function that extracts the date part of a date or datetime expression.
You pass the date/datetime expression as an argument when calling the function.
Continue readingMariaDB LOCALTIMESTAMP() Explained
In MariaDB, LOCALTIMESTAMP and LOCALTIMESTAMP() are synonyms for NOW().
The NOW() function is a built-in date and time function that returns the current date and time.
The time is returned in either 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS' or YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.uuuuuu format, depending on whether the function is being used in a string or numeric context.
MariaDB LOCALTIME() Explained
In MariaDB, LOCALTIME and LOCALTIME() are synonyms for NOW().
The NOW() function is a built-in date and time function that returns the current date and time.
The time is returned in either 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS' or YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.uuuuuu format, depending on whether the function is being used in a string or numeric context.
MariaDB CURRENT_TIMESTAMP() Explained
In MariaDB, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP and CURRENT_TIMESTAMP() are synonyms for NOW().
The NOW() function is a built-in date and time function that returns the current date and time.
The time is returned in either 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS' or YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.uuuuuu format, depending on whether the function is being used in a string or numeric context.
How NOW() Works in MariaDB
In MariaDB, NOW() is a built-in date and time function that returns the current date and time.
The return value is returned in 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS' or YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.uuuuuu format, depending on whether the function is used in a string or numeric context.
The return value is expressed in the current time zone.
You also have the option of specifying the microsecond precision.
Continue readingMariaDB CURRENT_TIME() Explained
In MariaDB, CURRENT_TIME and CURRENT_TIME() are synonyms for CURTIME().
The CURTIME() function is a built-in date and time function that returns the current time.
The time is returned in either 'HH:MM:SS' or HHMMSS.uuuuuu format, depending on whether the function is being used in a string or numeric context.