MySQL compare DATE string with string from DATETIME field

Question

I have a question: Is it possible to select from a MySQL database by comparing one DATE string \"2010-04-29\" against strings that are stored as DATETIME (2010-04-29 10:00)?

Answer 1

SELECT * FROM `calendar` WHERE startTime like '2010-04-29%'

You can also use comparison operators on MySQL dates if you want to find something after or before. This is because they are written in such a way (largest value to smallest with leading zeros) that a simple string sort will sort them correctly.