I am using php to access fields from 2 tables.
This part works just fine
$sql=mysql_query('SELECT * FROM user_weeks WHERE user_id = '.$_SESSION["user_id"].' ORDER BY date DESC') or die(mysql_error());
I get the date just fine by doing this
$infodate=$info["date"];
echo $infodate;
However I'm trying to take that date and compare it to one in a different table as such
$sql2=mysql_query('SELECT * FROM weekly_ROI WHERE date = '.$infodate.' ') or die(mysql_error());
however, that gives me no results. I'm a noob so sorry if this code is so "2000 and late"
Presumably you're using a standard yyyy-mm-dd
type date string in your query, which means you're lacking quotes around the date value:
$sql2=mysql_query('SELECT * FROM weekly_ROI WHERE date = '.$infodate.' ')
^--here ^-- here
Your query will look like
... WHERE date = 2013-12-18
and be evaluated as a simple mathematical subtraction:
... WHERE date = 1983
You need quotes:
.... date = "' . $infodate . '"');
^-- ^--
Assuming both date fields are of type date, you need to wrap the name date in backticks, since date is a reserved word and you need to wrap your date in quotes.
$sql2=mysql_query('SELECT * FROM weekly_ROI WHERE `date` = "'.$infodate. '"') or die(mysql_error());
Also, mysql_* functions are deprecated. You need to look into using PDO or mysqli to query your database.
date is reserved word use to wrap inside the backtick `date
$sql2=mysql_query('SELECT * FROM weekly_ROI WHERE `date` = "'.$infodate.'" ') or die(mysql_error());