MySQL Workbench 8.0 – Set the Default Time Zone

MySQL Workbench 8.0.19
MySQL Server 8.0.19

Summary

Here is a single screenshot summary of the actions you need to take in 6 labelled steps to change the time zone via MySQL workbench:

Detailed Steps

A detailed list of steps follow below.

Step 1 & 2

Either click from the main navigation menu -> Server -> Options File:

Or from the left navigation Administration tab -> Options File:

Step 3, 4 & 5

Then under General tab scroll down to the International field set, then locate the default-time-zone field, set it to your preferred zone:

Step 6

Then click on the Apply button:

You will get a confirmation box, hit the Apply button.

Directly Edit Config File my.ini

An alternative would be to directly edit the my.ini file and set the property:

default_time_zone = +8:00

In Windows 10, you can find the file here:

C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\my.ini