Rows with a DateTime in the past
$sql1 = "SELECT * FROM my_table WHERE my_date_field < NOW()";Time based condition
//Where timestamp is more recent than (Now() - # mins)
$sql1 = "SELECT * FROM tblStatus WHERE MyDateTimeColumn > DATE_SUB(now(), INTERVAL 5 MINUTE)";
//Where timestamp is older than (Now() - # mins)
$sql1 = "SELECT * FROM tblStatus WHERE MyDateTimeColumn < DATE_SUB(now(), INTERVAL 5 MINUTE)";
//Where DateTime is more recent than (Now() + # mins)
$sql1 = "SELECT * FROM tblStatus WHERE MyDateTimeColumn < DATE_ADD(now(), INTERVAL 5 MINUTE)";Argument can be:
- MICROSECOND
- SECOND
- MINUTE
- HOUR
- DAY
- WEEK
- MONTH
- QUARTER
- YEAR
Null or in the future
( MyDateTimeColumn IS NULL OR MyDateTimeColumn > Now() )
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