mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS labor_day
-> (
-> id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
-> date DATETIME NOT NULL
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> INSERT INTO labor_day (date) VALUES ("2005-09-05 12:45:30");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> # get the name of the day
mysql> SELECT DAYNAME(date) FROM labor_day;
+---------------+
| DAYNAME(date) |
+---------------+
| Monday |
+---------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> # delete this sample table
mysql> DROP TABLE IF EXISTS labor_day;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>