Question

I have this sql statment:

SELECT * FROM users WHERE (DATE_FORMAT(dob, '%Y') - $strYear)<=3 

Which works, kinda, but if the year of the DOB is more (later) than $strYear it goes wrong.

ie.

 strYear = 1960
 dob(Y) = 1930

1930 - 1960 = -30 which fulfills the <=3 condition, but is obviously wrong as I’m looking for users within in 3 year range.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

How about

SELECT * FROM users 
WHERE (DATE_FORMAT(dob, '%Y') - $strYear) <= 3 
AND (DATE_FORMAT(dob, '%Y') - $strYear) > 0

That might work.