What is the potential issue with using the MySQL BETWEEN function with dates in PHP?

When using the MySQL BETWEEN function with dates in PHP, the potential issue is that the date format may not be compatible with MySQL's date format. To solve this issue, you can convert the date format to MySQL's date format before using the BETWEEN function.

// Assuming $start_date and $end_date are in 'Y-m-d' format
$start_date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($start_date));
$end_date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($end_date));

// Query with converted dates
$query = "SELECT * FROM table_name WHERE date_column BETWEEN '$start_date' AND '$end_date'";
// Execute the query using MySQL connection