title: How to check if date is today's date with PHP
body: <p>Say, I have 4 dates and the date today is 1/7/16:</p>
  
  <pre><code>1/7/16 1:06:02
  
  1/7/16 8:01:24
  
  1/8/16 7:02:23
  
  1/6/16 3:12:34
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How can I only pick <code>1/7/16 1:06:02</code> and <code>1/7/16 8:01:24</code>. </p>
  
  <p>What date function from PHP can I use to only get the date of today? </p>
  
  <p>Thanks! </p>
  
  <p><strong>UPDATE:</strong></p>
  
  <p>This is being used as a MYSQL selector. </p>
  
  <p>Example: <code>$db-&gt;query("DELETE * FROM entry WHERE date='$today'");</code> </p>
  
  <p>How would this work? How can I get my MYSQL query to select only the dates for today?</p>
  
  <p><strong>UPDATE 2:</strong>
  I've tried using <code>curdate()</code>, but the code is not working... 
  This is what I'm doing:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$db-&gt;query("DELETE * FROM entry WHERE date=curdate()"); 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>What am I doing wrong?</strong></p>
  
  <p><strong>LAST UPDATE:</strong> <code>curdate()</code> worked properly...</p>