how to change timestamp format in mysql

Question

Is it possible to change the current 24 hr format like 22:16:08 to something like 10:16:08 in mysql? I want to change how these values are saved. Is it possible or I will just l

Answer 1

You should always store date/time values in their native format, which in MySQL is the 24hr format. You can change how they're retrieved with

SELECT DATE_FORMAT(somedatetimefield, 'format string here')
FROM table

where the format string options are defined here

If doing that manually for every query is a problem, you can always create a view to do it for you automatically.