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Converting UNIX_TIMESTAMP to Readable Format in MySQL

Converting UNIX_TIMESTAMP to Readable Format in MySQL

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MySQL has lot of support for working with date and time. The following is a quick and neat way of converting the current time from Unix format to Readable format.

Query:

SELECT FROM_UNIXTIME(UNIX_TIMESTAMP(), '%a %D %M %Y %h:%i:%s %p') AS 'CURRENT TIME';

Sample Output:

+--------------------------------------+| CURRENT TIME                         |+--------------------------------------+| Tue 24th September 2019 06:21:03 PM  |+--------------------------------------+
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