datetime - How to Subtract Days in MySQL

Question

How can I subtract time in MySQL? For example, today is 16 March; I want to subtract 15 days to reach 1 March. Are there any methods that can be used to subtract 15 days from the current date?

Answer 1

SELECT DATE(NOW()-INTERVAL 15 DAY)

For a list of units see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/date-and-time-functions.html#function_date-add