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Asked: May 25, 20262026-05-25T13:53:10+00:00 2026-05-25T13:53:10+00:00

I have an events table and need to pull the 4 closest dates to

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I have an events table and need to pull the 4 closest dates to today’s date and they can be in the past, present or future.

What would the SQL (using MySQL) be for this if it is possible?

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    2026-05-25T13:53:10+00:00Added an answer on May 25, 2026 at 1:53 pm

    I don’t know which DB you are using, but this works with mysql:

    select *
    from event
    order by abs(datediff(event_date, now()))
    limit 4
    
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