Insert/ Update random date in MySQL
You can get a random integer with this expression:
To obtain a random integer R in the range i <= R < j, use the expression
FLOOR(i + RAND() * (j - i))
. For example, to obtain a random integer in the range the range 7 <= R < 12, you could use the following statement:SELECT FLOOR(7 + (RAND() * 5));
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/mathematical-functions.html#function_rand
Use that to generate a random number of days, hours or minutes (depending on the resolution) and add that number to current date.
Full expression would be:
-- Date only
SELECT CURRENT_DATE - INTERVAL FLOOR(RAND() * 14) DAY;
-- Date and time
SELECT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP - INTERVAL FLOOR(RAND() * 14 * 24 * 60 *60) SECOND;
Demo
UPDATE mytable
SET col = CURRENT_DATE - INTERVAL FLOOR(RAND() * 14) DAY
This sets col
to a date between current date - 13 days and current date; both inclusive, total 14 days.