How to select only date from a DATETIME field in MySQL?

Question

I have a table in the MySQL database that is set up with DATETIME. I need to SELECT in this table only by DATE and excluding the time.

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Answer 1

In MYSQL we have function called DATE_FORMAT(date,format). In your case your select statement will become like this:-

SELECT DATE_FORMAT(dateTimeFieldName,"%a%m%Y") as dateFieldName FROM table_name

For more information about Mysql DATE and TIME functions click here.