MySQL's DATE_FORMAT function usage

In MySQL, you can use the DATE_FORMAT function to format a date into the desired format. The DATE_FORMAT function accepts two parameters: date and format string.

Here are some common date formatting options:

• %Y: four-digit year (for example: 2023)
• %y: two-digit year (for example: 23)
• %m: two-digit month (01 to 12)
• %c: month (1 to 12)
• %d: two-digit date (01 to 31)
• %e: date (1 to 31)
• %H: Hour number in 24-hour format (00 to 23)
• %h: hour in 12-hour format (01 to 12)
• %i: Minutes (00 to 59)
• %s: seconds (00 to 59)
• %p: AM or PM
  Here are some examples of how to use the DATE_FORMAT function for date formatting:

Format the date into "YYYY-MM-DD" format:

SELECT DATE_FORMAT(date_column, '%Y-%m-%d') FROM table_name;

Format the date into "MM/DD/YYYY" format:

SELECT DATE_FORMAT(date_column, '%m/%d/%Y') FROM table_name;

Format the date into "MM, DD, YYYY" format:

SELECT DATE_FORMAT(date_column, '%Y年%m月%d日') FROM table_name;

Please replace "date_column" in the above example with the name of the date column you want to format, and "table_name" with the name of the table.