comparing dates by month and year in mysql

Question

I have a table containing data about events and festivals with following columns recording their start and end dates.

• Start_Date
• End_Date

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Answer 1

DateTime functions are your friends:

SELECT
    *
FROM
    `event`
WHERE
    (MONTH(NOW()) = MONTH(`Start_Date`))
    AND
    (`End_Date` <= (NOW() + INTERVAL 30 DAY))
    AND
    (YEAR(NOW()) = YEAR(`Start_Date`))