Calculate days using dates in MySQL

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By this query i am getting the output as 2 days, but i need output as 3 days, please help

SELECT DATEDIFF('2014-03-03 23:59:59','2014-03-01') as Days;

Posted 3-Mar-14 18:40pm

Mohammed_Faisal_Majeed

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Ankur^\m/ 4-Mar-14 0:46am

+1. Simple Maths!

[no name] 4-Mar-14 0:52am

there is no query to find days

Ankur^\m/ 4-Mar-14 1:00am

I am sorry I do not know MySQL but does this not work -
SELECT (DATEDIFF('2014-03-03 23:59:59','2014-03-01') + 1) as Days;

[no name] 4-Mar-14 1:04am

But i got the answer just adding 1 according to u :) thanks :)

Ankur^\m/ 4-Mar-14 1:05am

You are welcome! Glad to help. :)

Siva Hyderabad 4-Mar-14 0:51am

try this

mysql> select datediff('2014-03-03', '2014-03-01');

[no name] 4-Mar-14 0:53am

Siva your query output will be 2days .... which is same has mine...

but i need 3 days according to u r query

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Ankur^\m/ · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-03T18:48:00

Solution 1

Either add +1 to the result or change the first part of the date 2014-03-03 23:59:59 to 2014-03-04 00:00:00.
It is simple Mathematics, isn't it? :)

Posted 3-Mar-14 18:48pm

Ankur^\m/

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[no name] 4-Mar-14 0:58am

Ankur u r right i need to add always 1 to my result ... :)