Trunc date field in mysql like Oracle

Question

I am to not able to use the \'trunc(in oracle)\' function in \'mysql\' database. I have a table called dlb_cc_purchase and date field called due_date in my \'mysql\' datab

Answer 1

Use DATE(expr) function. Query example:

SELECT *
  FROM dlbcc_purchase
  WHERE DATE(due_date) = '2014-11-20'

Answer 2

You can use DATE_FORMAT().

example:

select * from dlbcc_purchase where DATE_FORMAT(due_date,'%d-%b-%Y') = '20-nov-2014'