MySQL FROM_DAYS() Function

Summary: in this tutorial, you will learn how to use the MySQL FROM_DAYS() function to convert a numeric day count into a date.

Introduction to MySQL FROM_DAYS() function

The FROM_DAYS() function returns a numeric day count into a date.

Here’s the syntax for the FROM_DAYS() function:

FROM_DAYS(days)Code language: SQL (Structured Query Language) (sql)

In this syntax:

• days: This parameter is the number of days since '0000-00-00' that you want to convert into a date.

In practice, you use the function when working with date data stored as the number of days since the date '0000-00-00'.

MySQL FROM_DAYS() function example

The following example uses the FROM_DAYS() function to convert a numeric day count into a date:

SELECT 
  FROM_DAYS(737989) AS converted_date;Code language: SQL (Structured Query Language) (sql)

Output:

+----------------+
| converted_date |
+----------------+
| 2020-07-18     |
+----------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)Code language: plaintext (plaintext)

Summary

• Use the MySQL FROM_DAYS() function to convert a numeric day count into a date.