{"id":12710,"date":"2024-03-14T16:27:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T16:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/usage-of-datediff-and-timestampdiff-functions-in-mysql-for-calculating-time\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T05:42:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T05:42:50","slug":"usage-of-datediff-and-timestampdiff-functions-in-mysql-for-calculating-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/usage-of-datediff-and-timestampdiff-functions-in-mysql-for-calculating-time\/","title":{"rendered":"MySQL DATEDIFF vs TIMESTAMPDIFF Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The datediff function calculates the difference in days between two dates. 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