In MariaDB, TIME_FORMAT() is a built-in date and time function that formats a time value according to the given format string.
It works similar to the DATE_FORMAT() function, except that the format string may only contain format specifiers for hours, minutes, and seconds.
It requires two arguments; the time and the format string.
Continue readingIn MariaDB, TIMESTAMPDIFF() is a built-in date and time function that returns the difference between two date or datetime expressions.
In MariaDB, TIMESTAMPADD() is a built-in date and time function that adds an integer expression interval to a given date or datetime expression.
In MariaDB, TIMESTAMP() is a built-in date and time function that returns a datetime value, based on its argument/s.
It can be used with either one argument or two, as follows:
In MariaDB, TIMEDIFF() is a built-in date and time function that returns the difference between two time values or datetime values, expressed as a time value.
It’s similar to the DATEDIFF() function, except that DATEDIFF()‘s return value is expressed in days.
TIMEDIFF() accepts two arguments, both of which are time or datetime expressions. It then subtracts the second time from the first.
In MariaDB, TIME() is a built-in date and time function that extracts the time part from a given time or datetime expression and returns it as a string.
It accepts one argument, which is the time or datetime value for which you want to extract the time.
Continue readingIn MariaDB, SYSDATE() is a built-in date and time function that returns the current date and time.
It returns the time that the function was executed (which could be different to the time that the statement was executed).
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 readingIn MariaDB, STR_TO_DATE() is a built-in date and time function that returns a datetime value, based on the given date string and format string.
The STR_TO_DATE() function is the inverse of the DATE_FORMAT() function.
In MariaDB, SEC_TO_TIME() is a built-in date and time function that returns a time value, based on the number of seconds provided as arguments.
In MariaDB, PERIOD_DIFF() is a built-in date and time function that returns the number of months between two periods.