Can MySQL convert a stored UTC time to local timezone?

Question

Can MySQL convert a stored UTC time to local time-zoned time directly in a normal select statement?

Let\'s say you have some data with a timestamp (UTC).

Answer 1

For those unable to configure the mysql environment (e.g. due to lack of SUPER access) to use human-friendly timezone names like "America/Denver" or "GMT" you can also use the function with numeric offsets like this:

CONVERT_TZ(date,'+00:00','-07:00')