How to fetch previous date data in php mysql

Question

I am working on stock project in PHP.Currently while searching according date it i

Answer 1

Just tweak your SELECT query:

SELECT * FROM details WHERE date <= 'your-date-here' ORDER BY date DESC LIMIT 1

Answer 2

You might use something like this

date('Y-m-d', strtotime("23.12.2015")); // o/p: 2015-12-23

Where 'Y-m-d' format you stored in DB.

Refer date format here