What are some use cases for the month function in MySQL?
The MONTH function in MySQL is used to extract the month part from a date. Its applications include, but are not limited to:
- Calculate the quantity or total of data for each month in the query.
- Filter data by month, for example, retrieve only records from a certain month.
- Convert the date field into a month format for grouping or aggregation operations.
- Display data in reports or analyses on a monthly basis.
- Check if a specific date is within the specified month in the query.
- Calculate the statistical information such as average, maximum or minimum value for each month.
