Select only year from MySql

Question

I need to select only the year from the record date.

SELECT *, DATE_FORMAT(\'release\',\'%Y\') AS release_year FROM books

but doesnt work.

Answer 1

Your problem :

DATE_FORMAT('release','%Y')

in Mysql that is a string.

Fix :

SELECT *, DATE_FORMAT(`release`,'%Y') AS release_year FROM books;