MySQL DATE_ADD() Function

Definition and Usage

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

Syntax

DATE_ADD(date,INTERVAL expr type)

date The parameter is a valid date expression.expr The parameter is the time interval you want to add.

The type parameter can be one of the following values:

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

Assuming we have the following table:

OrderId ProductName OrderDate
1 'Computer' 2008-12-29 16:25:46.635

Now, we want to add 2 days to "OrderDate" so that we can find the payment date.

We use the following SELECT statement:

SELECT OrderId,DATE_ADD(OrderDate,INTERVAL 2 DAY) AS OrderPayDate
FROM Orders

Result:

OrderId OrderPayDate
1 2008-12-31 16:25:46.635