Setting Date column to the current date
Just use Now() as you would for a DateTime
MyDateColumn = NOW(),
WHERE based on a date
The same as for a DateTime column:
WHERE MyDateColumn < DATE_SUB(now(), INTERVAL 180 DAY)
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