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MySQL DATE_ADD() Function

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Definition and Usage

The DATE_ADD() function adds a specified time interval to a date.

Syntax

DATE_ADD(date,INTERVAL expr type)

Where date is a valid date expression and expr is the number of interval you want to add.

type can be one of the following:

Type Value
MICROSECOND
SECOND
MINUTE
HOUR
DAY
WEEK
MONTH
QUARTER
YEAR
SECOND_MICROSECOND
MINUTE_MICROSECOND
MINUTE_SECOND
HOUR_MICROSECOND
HOUR_SECOND
HOUR_MINUTE
DAY_MICROSECOND
DAY_SECOND
DAY_MINUTE
DAY_HOUR
YEAR_MONTH

Example

Assume we have the following "Orders" table:

OrderId	ProductName	OrderDate
1	Jarlsberg Cheese	2014-11-22 13:23:44.657

Now we want to add 30 days to the "OrderDate", to find the payment date.

We use the following SELECT statement:

SELECT OrderId,DATE_ADD(OrderDate,INTERVAL 30 DAY) AS OrderPayDate
FROM Orders

Result:

OrderId	OrderPayDate
1	2014-12-22 13:23:44.657

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