title: selecting rows that are older than current date in mysql
body: <p>I have a mysql table with fields for a start and end date/time.</p>
  
  <p>How would i select just the rows that are older than the current date using php.</p>
  
  <p>The format of the end-date is <code>2009-11-25 08:01:00</code> and the field type is <code>datetime</code></p>