mysql> mysql> SELECT TO_DAYS('1997-10-07'), TO_DAYS('97-10-07'); +-----------------------+---------------------+ | TO_DAYS('1997-10-07') | TO_DAYS('97-10-07') | +-----------------------+---------------------+ | 729669 | 729669 | +-----------------------+---------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql>