MySql difference between two timestamps in days?

Question

How can I get the difference between two timestamps in days? Should I be using a datetime column for this?

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I switched my column to datetime. Simple subtraction doesn\'t

Answer 1

If you want to return in full TIMESTAMP format than try it: -

 SELECT TIMEDIFF(`call_end_time`, `call_start_time`) as diff from tablename;

return like

     diff
     - - -
    00:05:15