<?php


$host = "localhost";
$user = "root";
$pass = "";
$db = "alumni";

$connect = mysql_connect($host, $user, $pass) or die ("Unable to connect to host");

//Select Database

mysql_select_db($db) or die ("Unable to connect to database");

$today = date("y"); // get today's date (month and day only!)
$sql = "select * from users where bday='".$today."'";
$list = mysql_query($sql);
while ($lst = mysql_fetch_array($list))
{
echo ("Happy birthday " . $lst['username'] . "!<br>");
}











//$exp_date = "2012-10-12";
//todays_date = date("Y-m-d");

//$today = strtotime($todays_date);
//$expiration_date = strtotime($exp_date);

//if ($expiration_date == $today) {
 //    echo "equal";
//} else {
     //echo "no";
//}

?>