Formatting functions allow you to extract more than one part of a value.
mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE datetime_val
-> (
-> dt DATETIME
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> INSERT INTO datetime_val (dt) VALUES('1970-01-01 00:00:00');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO datetime_val (dt) VALUES('1987-03-05 12:30:15');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO datetime_val (dt) VALUES('1999-12-31 09:00:00');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO datetime_val (dt) VALUES('2000-06-04 15:45:30');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> SELECT * FROM datetime_val;
+---------------------+
| dt |
+---------------------+
| 1970-01-01 00:00:00 |
| 1987-03-05 12:30:15 |
| 1999-12-31 09:00:00 |
| 2000-06-04 15:45:30 |
+---------------------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> SELECT dt,
-> DATE_FORMAT(dt,'%Y-%m-%d') AS 'date part',
-> TIME_FORMAT(dt,'%T') AS 'time part'
-> FROM datetime_val;
+---------------------+------------+-----------+
| dt | date part | time part |
+---------------------+------------+-----------+
| 1970-01-01 00:00:00 | 1970-01-01 | 00:00:00 |
| 1987-03-05 12:30:15 | 1987-03-05 | 12:30:15 |
| 1999-12-31 09:00:00 | 1999-12-31 | 09:00:00 |
| 2000-06-04 15:45:30 | 2000-06-04 | 15:45:30 |
+---------------------+------------+-----------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> drop table datetime_val;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
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