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MySQL DATEDIFF() Function


SQL Dates MySQL Date Functions

Definition and Usage

The DATEDIFF() function returns the time between two dates.

Syntax

DATEDIFF(date1,date2)

Where date1 and date2 are valid date or date/time expressions.

Note: Only the date parts of the values are used in the calculation.


Example

The following SELECT statement:

SELECT DATEDIFF('2008-11-30','2008-11-29') AS DiffDate

will result in this:

DiffDate
1

Example

The following SELECT statement:

SELECT DATEDIFF('2008-11-29','2008-11-30') AS DiffDate

will result in this:

DiffDate
-1


SQL Dates MySQL Date Functions
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