STR_TO_DATE()

STR_TO_DATE() is a SQL function in the Date/Time Functions category. Converts a string to a date using a format pattern. MySQL-specific. The syntax is STR_TO_DATE(string, format). It accepts string, format. It returns date. A typical example: SELECT STR_TO_DATE('2024-12-25', '%Y-%m-%d'); -- 2024-12-25 A close relative is NOW(), which returns the current date and time as a timestamp. A close relative is CURDATE(), which returns the current date without time. A close relative is DATE(), which extracts the date part from a datetime expression. More about this category: Date and time functions — NOW, DATE, EXTRACT, DATEDIFF, DATE_ADD, DATE_FORMAT. Related Date/Time Functions entries: NOW(), CURDATE(), DATE(), EXTRACT(), DATE_ADD(), DATE_SUB(), DATEDIFF(), DATE_FORMAT(). This page is part of the free SQL Reference documentation covering 762+ statements, functions, and clauses, each with syntax, parameters, return values, and examples for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and SQLite.