使用现有字段值的MySQL修改表

I am working with a database that has a table called date, which contains a separate field for day, month, year. Clearly this is not ideal when I am trying to run comparisons, etc. I am wondering is it possible for me to add a DateTime field to each row of this table and insert a concatenated string into the new field from the existing day, month, year fields.I am working with a database that has a table c