to_datetime string format code example

Example 1: DATE_FORMAT(STR_TO_DATE

mysql> Select STR_TO_DATE('22.10.2017',GET_FORMAT(DATE,'EUR'))AS 'EUROPEAN FORMAT';
+-----------------+
| EUROPEAN FORMAT |
+-----------------+
| 2017-10-22      |
+-----------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

Example 2: DATE_FORMAT(STR_TO_DATE

mysql> Select * from date_testing1;
+-------+------------+
| Name | Date        |
+-------+------------+
| Ram   | 2017-05-03 |
| Shyam | 2003-10-31 |
+-------+------------+
2 rows in set (0.07 sec)

mysql> Select Name, Date, DATE_FORMAT(date,GET_FORMAT(date,'USA'))AS 'DATE IN US FORMAT'from date_testing1 Where Name='Ram';
+------+------------+-------------------+
| Name | Date       | DATE IN US FORMAT |
+------+------------+-------------------+
| Ram | 2017-05-03  | 05.03.2017        |
+------+------------+-------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)