MySQL DATE vs DATETIME: Key Differences Explained

2 years ago
Olivia Parker
1 minute

In MySQL, DATE and DATETIME are both data types used to store date and time information, but there are some differences between them.

  1. Appointment scheduled on a specific day
  2. The date format in the year-month-day.
  3. October 25th, 2022
  4. Date and time
  5. Date and time in the format of year-month-day hour:minute:second
  6. October 25, 2022 at 3:30 PM

Therefore, if both date and time information needs to be stored, the DATETIME type should be used; if only date information is needed, the DATE type can be used.

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