SUBDATE() Examples – MySQL

In MySQL, you can use the SUBDATE() function to subtract a specified amount of time from a date. For example, you could use it to subtract 10 days from a given date. You can specify whether to subtract days, weeks, months, quarters, years, etc. You can also subtract a time value, such as seconds, microseconds, etc.

When using the first syntax listed below, the SUBDATE() function is a synonym for the DATE_SUB() function (similar to how ADDDATE() is a synonym for DATE_ADD() when using the same syntax).

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DATE_SUB() Examples – MySQL

In MySQL, you can use the DATE_SUB() function to subtract a specified amount of time from a date. For example, you can use it to subtract 7 days from a given date. You can specify whether to subtract days, weeks, months, quarters, years, etc. You can also subtract a time value, such as seconds, microseconds, etc.

This function is similar to DATE_ADD(), except that it subtracts from a date instead of adds to it.

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DATE_ADD() Examples – MySQL

In MySQL, you can use the DATE_ADD() function to add a specified amount of time to a date. For example, you could use it to add 5 days to a given date. You can specify whether to add days, weeks, months, quarters, years, etc. You can also add a time value, such as seconds, microseconds, etc.

This article contains examples that demonstrate how the DATE_ADD() function works.

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ADDDATE() Examples – MySQL

In MySQL, you can use the ADDDATE() function to add a specified amount of time to a date. For example, you could use it to add 10 days to a given date. You can specify whether to add days, weeks, months, quarters, years, etc. You can also add a time value, such as seconds, microseconds, etc.

The ADDDATE() function is a synonym for the DATE_ADD() function (they both do the same thing) when using the first syntax listed below.

This article contains examples to demonstrate usage of the ADDDATE() function.

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@@DATEFIRST – Get the First Day of the Week in SQL Server

In SQL Server, the first day of the week is determined by the current language settings. You can also override that with the SET DATEFIRST statement, which allows you to explicitly set the first day of the week.

In either case, you can use the @@DATEFIRST function to find out what settings your session is using for the first day of the week. This article demonstrates how.

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