The most popular and most useful data type for storing Date and Time information is the DATETIME Data Type, you will use this type most often but there are other types

DATETIME

yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss

Seconds Since 1970-01-01 00:00:00

By using this count since the UNIX beginning of Computer Time Dates and times can be compared and ranked based on their position on a timeline

This is also known as “UNIX Time”, “Epoch Time”, or “Posix Time”

Storing Dates And Times