MySQL DATEDIFF() Function

Example

Return the number of days between two date values:

SELECT DATEDIFF("2017-06-25", "2017-06-15");
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Definition and Usage

The DATEDIFF() function returns the number of days between two date values.

Syntax

DATEDIFF(date1, date2)

Parameter Values

Parameter Description
date1, date2 Required. Two dates to calculate the number of days between. (date1 - date2)

Technical Details

Works in: From MySQL 4.0

More Examples

Example

Return the number of days between two date values:

SELECT DATEDIFF("2017-06-25 09:34:21", "2017-06-15 15:25:35");
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Example

Return the number of days between two date values:

SELECT DATEDIFF("2017-01-01", "2016-12-24");
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