Date Manipulation Question

[sysdomatic]

Hi All,

I am currently using the NOW() variable in MySQL to generate a date that looks something like this:

2005-03-02 18:18:49

My question is, how do I create a time that is 5 hours in the past? The time zone is too far ahead, thanks in advance,

Dave

[frizhard]

SELECT DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL 5 HOUR)

or easier

SELECT NOW() - INTERVAL 5 HOUR

Hope this helps =)