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

One can easily use

CONVERT_TZ(your_timestamp_column_name, 'UTC', 'your_desired_timezone_name')

For example:

CONVERT_TZ(timeperiod, 'UTC', 'Asia/Karachi')

Plus this can also be used in WHERE statement and to compare timestamp i would use the following in Where clause:

WHERE CONVERT_TZ(timeperiod, 'UTC', '{$this->timezone}') NOT BETWEEN {$timeperiods['today_start']} AND {$timeperiods['today_end']}