How can the current date be compared with dates in a database to display only matching records?

To compare the current date with dates in a database to display only matching records, you can use SQL queries with the DATE function to filter out records that match the current date. You can retrieve the current date in PHP using the date() function and then pass it to the SQL query to fetch only the records that have a matching date. 

<?php
// Get the current date
$currentDate = date('Y-m-d');

// Connect to the database
$connection = new mysqli('localhost', 'username', 'password', 'database');

// Check connection
if ($connection->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $connection->connect_error);
}

// Query to fetch records with matching date
$sql = "SELECT * FROM table_name WHERE DATE(date_column) = '$currentDate'";
$result = $connection->query($sql);

// Display matching records
if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
    while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
        // Display the matching records
        echo "ID: " . $row["id"] . " - Date: " . $row["date_column"] . "<br>";
    }
} else {
    echo "No matching records found";
}

// Close connection
$connection->close();
?>

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