SQL DataType - How to store a year?

Question

I need to insert a year(eg:1988 ,1990 etc) in a database. When I used Date or Datetime data type, it is showing errors. Which datatype should I use.

Answer 1

Hey,you can Use year() datatype in MySQL It is available in two-digit or four-digit format.

Note: Values allowed in four-digit format: 1901 to 2155. Values allowed in two-digit format: 70 to 69, representing years from 1970 to 2069