select sql data order by date

Question

I have a table with a column called date, as a varchar. The contents are specifically formatted like \'March 11, 2011\'.

How can I select the results have

Answer 1

Yes, you can use the DATE function along with CURDATE.

SELECT * FROM tbl WHERE DATE(your_date_column) = CURDATE()

This will select all rows where your_date_column is todays date.

If you want to select all rows where your_date_column is between two dates, you can simply use BETWEEN:

SELET * FROM tbl WHERE your_date_column BETWEEN '20111-03-20' AND '2011-03-30'