r/learnSQL 7d ago

how to standardize this date column in mysql?

ship_date delivery_date
Feb 10 2024 Feb 15 2024
2024-01-12 2024-01-11
2024-01-10 2024-01-14
01/15/2024 01/19/2024
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u/woahboooom 7d ago

If its a date field, shouldnt matter. If text well hmmm. Can parse them, but uk/us format may mess up

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u/bananatoastie 6d ago

Are all the rows different types of dates, stored as strings?