searching data between dates stored in varchar in mysql

Question

I am storing my dates in column server_date_time in varchar in dd/mm/yyyy format and i want to fetch the records lying between some dates so i have

Answer 1

This is Simple and Easy to understand Date Query to search between Two Dates

Date that stored in datebase in like 01/01/2016 and datatype is varchar
SELECT * FROM `test` WHERE STR_TO_DATE(`test`.`date`, '%d/%m/%Y') BETWEEN '2016-01-01' AND '2016-01-31' ORDER BY `test`.`date` ASC