Convert JavaScript Date Time to MySQL Datetime

When working with dates and times across different systems, it's essential to be able to convert between JavaScript and MySQL datetime formats. Here's a detailed solution to this conversion:

Conversion to MySQL Datetime:

To convert a JavaScript Date object to a MySQL datetime string, the following code can be used:

var date;
date = new Date();
date = date.getUTCFullYear()   '-'  
    ('00'   (date.getUTCMonth() 1)).slice(-2)   '-'  
    ('00'   date.getUTCDate()).slice(-2)   ' '  
    ('00'   date.getUTCHours()).slice(-2)   ':'  
    ('00'   date.getUTCMinutes()).slice(-2)   ':'  
    ('00'   date.getUTCSeconds()).slice(-2);
console.log(date);

This code generates a datetime string in the format that MySQL recognizes.

Adding Minutes to JavaScript Datetime:

To add a specific number of minutes to a JavaScript Date object, you can use the following code:

date.setMinutes(date.getMinutes()   minutesToAdd);

Passing to MySQL Datetime:

Once you have added the required number of minutes to the JavaScript Date object, you can convert it to a MySQL datetime string using the same code as shown in the first conversion step.

Advanced Options:

For more advanced use cases, such as controlling the timezone, consider using libraries like Moment.js or Fecha. Here are examples:

// Moment.js
require('moment')().format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss');

// Fecha
require('fecha').format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss');