ORD() Examples – MySQL

In MySQL, the ORD() function returns the numeric value of the leftmost character of a given string. You provide the string as an argument.

If the leftmost character is a multibyte character, the returned value is calculated from the numeric values of its constituent bytes. If the leftmost character is not a multibyte character, the return value is its ASCII code (which is the same result as when using the ASCII() function).

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WEEK() Examples – MySQL

In MySQL, you can use the WEEK() function to get the week number for a given date. By “week number” I mean the week of the year.

To use the function, simply provide the date as an argument and the week number will be returned.

You also have the option of specifying whether to start the week on Sunday or Monday, and whether the week should be in the range 0 to 53 or 1 to 53.

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UTC_TIMESTAMP() Examples – MySQL

In MySQL, you can use the UTC_TIMESTAMP function to return the UTC date and time. UTC stands for Coordinated Universal Time and it’s the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time.

The result of this function is returned either in ‘YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS’ or YYYYMMDDHHMMSS format, depending on whether it’s used in a string or numeric context.

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