MySQL DATE_SUB() Function

Subtract 10 days from a date and return the date:

DATE_SUB( date, INTERVAL value interval )

Required. The date to be modified value

Required. The type of interval to subtract. Can be one of the following values: MICROSECOND SECOND MINUTE HOUR DAY WEEK MONTH QUARTER

SECOND_MICROSECOND MINUTE_MICROSECOND MINUTE_SECOND HOUR_MICROSECOND HOUR_SECOND HOUR_MINUTE DAY_MICROSECOND DAY_SECOND DAY_MINUTE DAY_HOUR YEAR_MONTH

From MySQL 4.0

Subtract 15 minutes from a date and return the date: SELECT DATE_SUB("2017-06-15 09:34:21", INTERVAL 15 MINUTE);

Subtract 3 hours from a date and return the date: SELECT DATE_SUB("2017-06-15 09:34:21", INTERVAL 3 HOUR);

Add 2 months to a date and return the date:

❮ MySQL Functions