How to insert Date in MySQL?

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MySQL allows us to use the INSERT STATEMENT to add the date in MySQL table. MySQL provides several data types for storing dates such as DATE, TIMESTAMP, DATETIME, and YEAR. The default format of the date in MySQL is YYYY-MM-DD. Following is the basic syntax to insert date in MySQL table:

INSERT INTO table_name (column_name, column_date) VALUES (‘DATE: Manual Date’, ‘2008-7-04’);
If we want to insert a date in the mm/dd/yyyy format, it is required to use the below statement:

INSERT INTO table_name VALUES (STR_TO_DATE(date_value, format_specifier));