DATE data type for MySQL

Hi I'm trying to write to a database that contains a DATE data type... I used

$date = GETDATE();
$curDate = $date["year"] + "-" + $date["month"] + "-" + $date["mday"];
$result = MYSQL_QUERY("SELECT * FROM dbStats WHERE DBName = '$ELMDb' AND Date = '$curDate'");

it does not work right same when I try to reinsert values... for that date... I'm trying to update the Add and Delete count for that date for that db name...

$result = MYSQL_QUERY("INSERT INTO dbStats VALUES('$ELMDb', $curDate, $dbAdd, $dbDelete)");

any suggestions... thanks in advance
Adam...

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Q: What kind of person is worth becoming?
A: The person you are now.

You can also try it with the various datefunctions of MySQL, for example use NOW() for the current date:
e.g. insert into TABLE where date=NOW()
So you don't have to make difficult concatenations in PHP. If you only make a slight mistake, MySQL refuses to fulfill your command, without any warning.

Regards, Peter