How to Convert UTC to Local Time Zone in MySQL

Tutorialsrack 23/09/2019 MySQL

In this article, we will learn how to convert UTC to the local timezone in MySQL.

When we are working with the big database, it is important to manage the default database time zone. MySQL does not store time zone information when storing timestamps. It also uses the host server time as the basis for generating the output of NOW() function.

Working With Date Time Functions

In MySQL, CONVERT_TZ() converts a DateTime value dt from the time zone given by from_tz to the time zone given by to_tz and returns the resulting value. This function returns NULL if the arguments are invalid.

Syntax 

CONVERT_TZ(dt,from_tz,to_tz)

Where,

 dt is the date/time,

 from_tz is the original time zone and 

to_tz is the time zone to convert to.

For Example,

Here is an example of converting timezones using offset timezones.

-- using offset time zones
SELECT CONVERT_TZ('2019-09-01 01:00:00','+00:00','+05:30') AS 
Converted_TimeZone;

I hope this article will help you to understand how to convert UTC to the local timezone in MySQL.

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