How can the NOW() and DATE() functions in MySQL be utilized for comparing dates in a database with the current date in PHP?

To compare dates in a MySQL database with the current date in PHP, you can use the NOW() function in MySQL to get the current date and time from the database, and the DATE() function to extract just the date portion. In PHP, you can retrieve the current date using the date() function and compare it with the date retrieved from the database. 

// Connect to MySQL database
$connection = mysqli_connect("localhost", "username", "password", "database");

// Query to select date from database
$query = "SELECT DATE(date_column) FROM table_name";

$result = mysqli_query($connection, $query);
$row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result);

$currentDate = date("Y-m-d");
$databaseDate = $row['date_column'];

if ($currentDate == $databaseDate) {
    echo "Dates match!";
} else {
    echo "Dates do not match.";
}

// Close database connection
mysqli_close($connection);

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MySQL NOW() DATE() comparing dates PHP

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