Compare date in MySQL database from a Perl script

Question

I've a Perl script with a MySQL query as below

my $date         = strftime "%Y-%m-%d", localtime;

my $db_passwdcol = "password";
my $db_table     = "users";
my $db_usercol   = "username";
my $db_cond      = "expire_date";

my $sql_query    = "SELECT $db_passwdcol FROM $db_table WHERE $db_usercol = ?" . ($db_cond gt $date ? ");

What I want to do is compare current with the expired date ones using an SQL query. I've tried many variations but hopeless.

Thanks in advance,

Answer 1

To change sql query string as below that worked for me;

 $sql_query = "SELECT $db_passwdcol FROM $db_table WHERE $db_usercol = ? AND $db_cond > NOW()";

Best,