I'm using MySql 5.5.
I need to find a userid on a date with a particular ip address.
The fields are userid, ipaddress, startdate, enddate.
So for instance I am looking for a userid with ip address 192.168.1.1 on Sep 12 2011.
the query would be similar
select * from database where ipaddress='192.168.1.1' and 2011-12-09 is in(startdate and enddate);
Any help to pointing out this logic flaw is welcome. Thank you.
It's not very clear if you want:
'2011-12-09' BETWEEN startdate AND enddate
or:
'2011-12-09' = startdate AND '2011-12-09' = enddate
the obvious solution would be like:
[...]
AND
startdate <= '2011-12-09'
AND
enddate >= '2011-12-09'
but theres a shortcut using BETWEEN
so you can simply write:
[...]
AND
'2011-12-09' BETWEEN startdate AND enddate
note: BETWEEN
also works for numbers, strings and other stuff, and it's possible to negate it by writing NOT BETWEEN
- quite useful sometimes.
Since there is a start and end date, maybe something along the line of:
SELECT * FROM table WHERE ipaddress = '192.168.1.1' AND '2011-12-09' >= startdate AND '2001-12-09' <= enddate;
Or as pointed out by ypercube you can use BETWEEN
:
SELECT * FROM table WHERE ipaddress = '192.168.1.1' AND '2011-12-09' BETWEEN startdate AND enddate;