Retrieve data based on year and month in cakephp - php

Question

I am trying to create a get statements function and I have some problems defining the date range.
The data will be passed via get method in the following format: ?year=yyyy&month=mm
The relevant column of the table has datetime type (2012-02-01).
I checked the TimeHelper class and more particularly the TimeHelper::daysAsSql($begin, $end, $fieldName, $timezone = NULL) but i am not sure if it applies for this case.
I was thinking if i can create a date in the format of Y-m using the two variables year and month and then use it in the conditions for retrieving the data but I am sure there is a more efficient and proper way. Could anyone help?
$user_id = $Client['Client']['id'];
$year = $this->request['url']['year'];
$month = $this->request['url']['month'];
//$date_created = date('Y-m');
if (!empty($user_id) && (!empty($date_created))) {
$Reports = $this->Report->find('all', array(
'fields' => array('amount','currency','date_created','invoice_no'),
'conditions' => array(
'Report.client_id'=> $user_id,
'Report.date_created >=' => $date_created,
'Report.date_created <=' => $date_created
),
)
);

Answer 1

MONTH(dateColumn) Returns an integer that represents the month of the specified date.
YEAR(dateColumn) Returns an integer that represents the year of the specified date.
InCakephp use as
$user_id = $Client['Client']['id'];
$year = $this->request['url']['year'];
$month = $this->request['url']['month'];
//$date_created = date('Y-m');
if (!empty($user_id) && (!empty($date_created))) {
$Reports = $this->Report->find('all', array(
'fields' => array('amount','currency','date_created','invoice_no'),
'conditions' => array(
'Report.client_id '=> $user_id,
'MONTH(date_created ) >='=> $month,
'YEAR(date_created ) <=' => $year
),
)
);