i have an events table having start date and end date I am trying retrieve all the records by giving a date that is between start and end dates.
eg :
SELECT *
FROM `events`
WHERE '2017-01-29' BETWEEN start_date='2017-01-28'
AND end_date='2017-01-31'
but response is syntax error can any one help me to finish the query
Just list the columns.
WHERE '2017-01-29' BETWEEN start_date AND end_date
The values come from the table, you don't put them into the query.
According to mysql documentation (https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/comparison-operators.html#operator_between) the syntax for BETWEN is
expr BETWEEN min AND max
it is not
expr BETWEEN blabla=min AND stuff=max
Also, it is rather pointless to be using constants in all three expressions, because in this case the result will be known in advance (either always TRUE or always FALSE) without having to consult the values in your table.
It is kind of hard to give you an example without knowing the structure of your table, but what you probably want is something like
WHERE '2017-01-29' BETWEEN start_date
AND end_date
(assuming start_date and end_date are columns in your table)
or something like
WHERE some_column BETWEEN '2017-01-28'
AND '2017-01-31'
(assuming some_column is a column in your table.)
I believe you're trying to find all the rows where a date is 2017-01-29, and so, your query could be:
SELECT *
FROM `events`
WHERE
date = '2017-01-29';
If, however, you want all rows with date between 2017-01-28 and 2017-01-31, then you could do:
SELECT *
FROM `events`
WHERE
date BETWEEN '2017-01-28' AND '2017-01-31';
Instead of putting 2017-01-29 before WHERE, put the name of the field you want to filter by date, such as EventDate (or whatever your field is named).
