convert mysql timestamp into actual date and time?

Question

I have dates stored in a mysql table, they are set to store as CURRENT TIMESTAMP in each row and are stored as follows:

2010-05-29 01:17:35

Answer 1

If you have a DATETIME field in your table and you only want the date field, then:

SELECT DATE_FORMAT(timestamp,'%M %D, %Y') FROM Mytable;

or:

SELECT DATE_FORMAT(timestamp,'%Y-%m-%d') FROM Mytable;

where timestamp is your column name.