Question

I have time type in mysql and I input time with format of HH:MM. This is stored in DB as HH:MM:00.

Now when I display, it shows seconds as well.

I only want to show hour and minutes.

In stead of 13:20:00, showing 13:20 etc.

What is the best way to do it.

I can use substr($time, 0, 5), but I am wondering if there is a better way to do it.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

I presume it’s saved in a DB column of type TIME. In that case, fix it in your query:

SELECT TIME_FORMAT(yourfield, '%H:%i') FROM table;