SQL Date Data Types

MySQL comes with the following data types for storing a date or a date/time value in the database:

• DATE - format YYYY-MM-DD
• DATETIME - format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS
• TIMESTAMP - format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS
• YEAR - format YYYY or YY

SQL Server comes with the following data types for storing a date or a date/time value in the database:

• DATE - format YYYY-MM-DD
• DATETIME - format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS
• SMALLDATETIME - format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS
• TIMESTAMP - format: a unique number

Note: The date types are chosen for a column when you create a new table in your database!

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