mysql datetime format convert code example

Example 1: mysql format date

DATE_FORMAT(date, format)
-- E.g.
SELECT DATE_FORMAT(dateField, '%m/%d/%Y') FROM TableName;
-- See https://www.mysqltutorial.org/mysql-date_format/ for available formats

Example 2: mysql pretty date format

DATE_FORMAT(NOW(),'%M %e, %Y @ %h:%i %p') 
#Format is 'June 10, 2014 @ 06:52 PM'