Get day name from timestamp in MySQL

Question

How do I get the day name from a timestamp datatype in MySQL?

2013-01-01 15:00:28 should return Tuesday

Solution 1

SELECT DAYNAME('2013-01-01 10:10:10');

Solution 2

Short day name example. This will return 'Tue':

SELECT DATE_FORMAT('2013-01-01 15:00:28','%a') as dayname;

Long day name example. This will return 'Tuesday':

SELECT DAYNAME('2013-01-01 15:00:28') as dayname;

Solution 3

Or just format it with whatever language you are using.

lets say... PHP:

<?php

$date = '2013-01-01 15:00:28';
$datetime = new DateTime($date);
$formated_date = $datetime->format('l'); // Tuesday

lets say JavaScript:

var original_date = '2013-01-01 15:00:28';
var day_names = ["Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday", "Sunday"]
var date_object = new Date(x);
var formated_date = day_names[date_object.getDay()];
// alert or print formated_date