title: compare string to date on mysql
body: <p>In MySQL 4.0.21-standard, I have a table with a date, saved as a string. </p>
  
  <p>I want to compare this string with a date in my request.</p>
  
  <pre><code>SELECT FE_CLIENT.*
  FROM FE_CLIENT
  WHERE D_DATFINPUBLI &lt; '2010/06/03'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How can I cast my column date_deb to a date for compare?</p>