How do I set the time zone of MySQL?

Question

On one server, when I run:

mysql> select now();
+---------------------+
| now()               |
+---------------------+
| 2009-05-30 16:54:29 |
+---------         


        

Answer 1

In my case, the solution was to set serverTimezone parameter in Advanced settings to an appropriate value (CET for my time zone).

As I use IntelliJ, I use its Database module. While adding a new connection to the database and after adding all relevant parameters in tab General, there was an error on "Test Connection" button. Again, the solution is to set serverTimezone parameter in tab Advanced.