MYSQL: closest to supplied date grouped by user_id - php

Question

I need to get multiple rows with a date_added closest to but not past a user supplied date, grouped by user_id.
I've looked at a bunch of max in group type answers but I'm not quite there:
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https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/example-maximum-column-group-row.html
This is close: https://stackoverflow.com/a/17038667/5319244. Finds the max date though, I need the max specified by user input, not max outright.
Here's a subset of the data with the correct organisation_id, framework_id and level_id already filtered.
+----+---------+-----------------+--------------+----------+---------------------+
| id | user_id | organisation_id | framework_id | level_id | date_added |
+----+---------+-----------------+--------------+----------+---------------------+
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2015-07-31 14:02:49 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2015-09-01 11:05:09 |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2015-09-07 14:13:39 |
+----+---------+-----------------+--------------+----------+---------------------+
If the supplied date is 2015-09-07. I'd expect to see id's: 9 and 11.
If the supplied date is 2015-09-01. I'd expect to see id's: 2 and 9.
If the supplied date is 2015-07-31. I'd expect to see id: 2.
This query is as close as I got:
SELECT t1.id
, t1.user_id
, t1.date_added
FROM
completed_frameworks AS t1
WHERE date_added = (
SELECT
MAX(date_added)
FROM
completed_frameworks
WHERE
user_id = t1.user_id
AND
date_added <= '2015-09-07 23:59:59'
)
AND
(
t1.organisation_id = 2
AND
t1.framework_id = 1
AND
t1.level_id = 1
)
It returns what I expect for the date: 2015-09-07
When the date is 2015-09-01 however it only returns id 9. Not also 2 as I'd expect.
When the date is 2015-07-31 it returns 0 rows..
Let me know if I there's anything else I can provide.
Cheers!
EDIT:
Thanks for the replies thus far. I need to clarify two points:
1) I don't have a limit. I'm expecting those rows due to the user id's. There could be n users returned. I just want a row for each user where the date_added is closest to the user supplied date.
2) The date supplied will not have a time value. It will be from a simple datepicker UI. In my example query I've added the time of 23:59:59 to encompass all of that day.

Answer 1

Try this subquery instead. The organisation_id/framework_id/level_id filter is moved into the subquery and it now returns the right values for the examples you've given.
SELECT t1.id, t1.user_id, t1.date_added
FROM
completed_frameworks AS t1
WHERE date_added = (
SELECT
MAX(date_added)
FROM
completed_frameworks
WHERE
user_id = t1.user_id
AND
date_added <= '2015-09-01 23:59:59'
AND
organisation_id = 2
AND
framework_id = 1
AND
level_id = 1
)

Answer 2

Here is a sample query you could use for an input date of '2015-09-07 14:13:39'. The inner query returns the input date along with the next highest date. This temporary table is then used to filter completed_frameworks to give you only records from the two dates most recent to the input date.
SELECT t1.id, t1.user_id, t1.date_added
FROM completed_frameworks t1
INNER JOIN
(
SELECT cf.date_added
FROM completed_frameworks cf
GROUP BY cf.date_added
HAVING cf.date_added <= '2015-09-07 14:13:39'
ORDER BY cf.date_added DESC
LIMIT 2
) t2
ON t1.date_added = t2.date_added
WHERE t1.organisation_id = 2 AND t1.framework_id = 1 AND t1.level_id = 1

Answer 3

I think this does what you want:
SELECT f.id, f.user_id f.date_added
FROM completed_frameworks f
WHERE date(f.date_added) <= '2025-09-07' -- or whatever your date is
ORDER BY f.date_added DESC
LIMIT 2;
EDIT:
If you want one date per user id that is closest to the specified date, I would suggest:
select f.*
from completed_frameworks f join
(select user_id, max(date_added) as maxda
from completed_frameworks
where date(date_added) <= '2015-09-07'
group by user_id
) u
on f.user_id = u.user_id and f.date_added = maxda