How to check if a date is between date1 and date2 using mysql?

Question

I\'m trying to write a query that will check today\'s date against my table columns date1 and date2 in mysql/php.. This is what I\'m after:

\'events\' table:

Answer 1

If your referring to compare the date today is between a start and end date, I think you should use this:

SELECT *
FROM table
WHERE '2014-08-20' >= start_date
AND '2014-08-20' <= end_date

Hope this helps :)