In certain circumstances, MySQL permits storing invalid dates (such as the "zero date": 0000-00-00). Phobos's Date/DateTime disallows invalid dates, so the MySQLDate and MySQLDateTime type allow reading such dates when they occur.
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In certain circumstances, MySQL permits storing invalid dates (such as the "zero date": 0000-00-00). Phobos's Date/DateTime disallows invalid dates, so the MySQLDate and MySQLDateTime type allow reading such dates when they occur.