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

SELECT *
FROM events
WHERE date1 <= '2012-01-18'
AND date2 >= '2012-01-18';

This should get you started. You can use DATE(NOW()) to get today's date if you don't want to hardcode a date.