title: Comparing timestamps in MySQL
body: <p>The timestamp in my database is in the following format:</p>
  
  <pre><code>2011-02-26T13:00:00-05:00
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But getting the current timestamp via MySQL with:</p>
  
  <pre><code>SELECT current_timestamp();
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Gives me something formatted like...</p>
  
  <pre><code>2011-02-26 13:05:00
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>My end goal is to go through all entries (each 2 days) and delete those older than 2 days so how would I compare the entries with the <code>2011-02-26T13:00:00-05:00</code> timestamp to the current timestamp?</p>