Question

How do I change this MySQL query in PHP to only show all listings where a date column called OpenHouseDate in the database is the current day or forward?

$sql_query = "SELECT * FROM listings ORDER BY RAND()";

Answer 1

If the OpenHouseDate is of ‘Date’ type then you can use the following:

$sql_query = "SELECT * FROM listings WHERE OpenHouseDate <= CURDATE();

If the OpenHouseDate is of ‘DateTime’ type then you can use the following:

$sql_query = "SELECT * FROM listings WHERE OpenHouseDate <= NOW();

If the OpenHouseDate is of ‘Integer’ type then you can use the following:

$sql_query = "SELECT * FROM listings WHERE OpenHouseDate <= UNIX_TIMESTAMP(NOW());

MySQL Date/Time Reference