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How to delete old records in my MySql database?

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I wish to delete records in my database that is older than 3 months.

$todays_date = date('Y-m-d');
$old_records_to_delete = ???

if($old_records_to_delete)
{
include(connect.php);
$sql = "DELETE FROM table WHERE date >= '$old_records_to_delete'";
mysql_query($sql, $connect_db) or die(mysql_error());
}

posted Aug 2, 2013 by Deepak Dasgupta

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3 Answers

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Best answer

$query = "DELETE FROM __table_name__ WHERE __date__ < NOW() - INTERVAL 3 MONTH"

answer Aug 2, 2013 by Jagan Mishra
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$query = "DELETE FROM __table_name__ WHERE __date__ BETWEEN NOW() - INTERVAL 3 MONTH AND NOW()"

answer Aug 2, 2013 by Sheetal Chauhan
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Try something like:

$oldDate = new DateTime();
$oldDate->sub(new DateInterval('P3M'));
$old_records_to_delete = $oldDate->format('Y-m-d');

answer Aug 2, 2013 by Abhay Kulkarni
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