MySQL DATE_FORMAT Function: Uses & Examples

  1. Format the date into a specific string, such as formatting “2021-10-15” into “15/10/2021”.
  2. Display the date field in a specific format in the SELECT statement for easier viewing and analysis.
  3. Before comparing or sorting date fields, it is necessary to format the dates into a standardized format.
  4. Before performing addition or subtraction operations on date fields, it is necessary to first convert the dates into a specific format.
  5. In order to group statistics by date field, it is necessary to first format the dates into a uniform format for easier grouping and analysis.
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