MariaDB includes a large collection of date and time functions that return a given date in a certain format.
One thing you can do is return the day number with the relevant “st/nd/rd/th” suffix. For example, instead of returning it as say, 10 July 2025, it’s returned as 10th July 2025.
Below is an example of adding the relevant suffix to a day number in MariaDB.
Continue readingIn MariaDB, you can use the DATE_FORMAT() function to return the month name and day name from a date.
This function accepts an optional argument that let’s you specify the language that is used for the result.
Continue readingHere are some options for subtracting one or more hours from a datetime value in MariaDB.
Continue readingMariaDB provides several ways to perform arithmetic on dates. This includes adding or subtracting a day (or many days) from a given date.
Here’s an example of subtracting a day from a date in MariaDB.
Continue readingIn Oracle Database, we can use the TH format element to add the ordinal number suffix to the result of a TO_CHAR() operation when formatting dates.
For example, instead of outputting 10 Feb we could output 10th Feb. Or, instead of outputting 21 century, we can output 21st century. The same applies for spelled date components. For example, instead of Twenty One, we can output Twenty First.
Oracle Database includes a good selection of datetime format elements. that enable us to format dates and times when using the TO_CHAR(datetime) function.
One of these (the YEAR format element) allows us to format a date with the year spelled out. For example, instead of 1972, we’d get NINETEEN SEVENTY-TWO.
We can also use SYEAR so that BC dates are prefixed with a minus sign (-).
MariaDB has a lc_time_names system variable that controls the language used by the DAYNAME(), MONTHNAME() and DATE_FORMAT() date and time functions.
Here’s how to set the value of that variable.
Continue readingBelow are 4 functions that enable you to return the month from a date in MariaDB.
Continue readingBelow are three ways to return time zone information from a datetime value in Oracle Database.
Continue readingIn Oracle Database, the RM format element allows you to return the month in roman numerals when using the TO_CHAR() function.
You can also use the fm modifier to suppress any padding.