如果您使用的日期范围尚未结束（仍在进行中），例如未设置endDate='0000-00-00'您不能使用BETWEEN，因为0000-00-00不是有效日期！

我使用了这个解决方案：

(Startdate BETWEEN '".$startdate2."' AND '".$enddate2."')  //overlap: starts between start2/end2
OR (Startdate < '".$startdate2."' 
  AND (enddate = '0000-00-00' OR enddate >= '".$startdate2."')
) //overlap: starts before start2 and enddate not set 0000-00-00 (still on going) or if enddate is set but higher then startdate2

如果startdate2高于enddate，则没有重叠！

if (StartDate1 > StartDate2) swap(StartDate, EndDate);

(StartDate1 <= EndDate2) and (StartDate2 <= EndDate1);

通过简单地确保一个范围在另一个范围之前或同时开始，可以大大简化基于范围之间的关系来检查大量条件的所有解决方案。如果需要，您可以在前面交换范围。

然后，如果第二个范围开始是：

小于或等于第一范围结束（如果包含范围，则包含开始时间和结束时间）；或小于（如果范围包括开始，不包括结束）。

例如（假设两端都包含），范围2只有四种可能性，其中一种是不重叠的（范围末尾的>表示范围结束的位置无关紧要）：

|-----|        range 1, lines below are all range 2.
|-->  :        overlap.
 |--> :        overlap.
      |--->    overlap (no overlap in exclusive-of-end case).
       |--->   no overlap.

第二个范围的端点根本不会影响结果。因此，在伪代码中，您可以执行以下操作（假设s<=e适用于所有范围-如果不适用，您也可以进行顶部交换）：

def overlaps(r1, r2):
    if r1.s > r2.s:
        swap r1, r2
    return r2.s <= r1.e

或者，一级限制递归选项：

def overlaps(r1, r2):
    if r1.s <= r2.s:
        return r2.s <= r1.e
    return overlaps(r2, r1)

如果范围在最后是排他的，则只需在返回的表达式中（在两个代码片段中）将<=替换为<即可。

这大大限制了您必须进行的检查的数量，因为您通过确保第一个范围不会在第二个范围之后开始，提前删除了一半的问题空间。

而且，由于“代码说话”，这里有一些Python代码在实际操作中显示了这一点，其中包含了相当多的测试用例。首先，InclusiveRange类：

class InclusiveRange:
    """InclusiveRange class to represent a lower and upper bound."""

    def __init__(self, start, end):
        """Initialisation, ensures start <= end.
        Args:
            start: The start of the range.
            end: The end of the range.
        """
        self.start = min(start, end)
        self.end = max(start, end)

    def __repr__(self):
        """Return representation for f-string."""
        return f"({self.start}, {self.end})"

    def overlaps(self, other):
        """True if range overlaps with another.
        Args:
            other: The other InclusiveRange to check against.
        """

        # Very limited recursion to ensure start of first range
        # isn't after start of second.

        if self.start > other.start:
            return other.overlaps(self)

        # Greatly simplified check for overlap.

        return other.start <= self.end

然后是一个测试用例处理程序，允许我们很好地呈现单个测试用例的结果：

def test_case(range1, range2):
    """Single test case checker."""

    # Get low and high value for "graphic" output.

    low = min(range1.start, range2.start)
    high = max(range1.end, range2.end)

    # Output ranges and graphic.

    print(f"r1={range1} r2={range2}: ", end="")
    for val in range(low, high + 1):
        is_in_first = range1.start <= val <= range1.end
        is_in_second = range2.start <= val <= range2.end

        if is_in_first and is_in_second:
            print("|", end="")
        elif is_in_first:
            print("'", end="")
        elif is_in_second:
            print(",", end="")
        else:
            print(" ", end="")

    # Finally, output result of overlap check.

    print(f" - {range1.overlaps(range2)}\n")

最后，如果需要，可以添加自己的测试用例：

# Various test cases, add others if you doubt the correctness.

test_case(InclusiveRange(0, 1), InclusiveRange(8, 9))
test_case(InclusiveRange(0, 4), InclusiveRange(5, 9))
test_case(InclusiveRange(0, 4), InclusiveRange(4, 9))
test_case(InclusiveRange(0, 7), InclusiveRange(2, 9))
test_case(InclusiveRange(0, 4), InclusiveRange(0, 9))
test_case(InclusiveRange(0, 9), InclusiveRange(0, 9))
test_case(InclusiveRange(0, 9), InclusiveRange(4, 5))

test_case(InclusiveRange(8, 9), InclusiveRange(0, 1))
test_case(InclusiveRange(5, 9), InclusiveRange(0, 4))
test_case(InclusiveRange(4, 9), InclusiveRange(0, 4))
test_case(InclusiveRange(2, 9), InclusiveRange(0, 7))
test_case(InclusiveRange(0, 9), InclusiveRange(0, 4))
test_case(InclusiveRange(0, 9), InclusiveRange(0, 9))
test_case(InclusiveRange(4, 5), InclusiveRange(0, 9))

产生输出的运行：

r1=(0, 1) r2=(8, 9): ''      ,, - False
r1=(0, 4) r2=(5, 9): ''''',,,,, - False
r1=(0, 4) r2=(4, 9): ''''|,,,,, - True
r1=(0, 7) r2=(2, 9): ''||||||,, - True
r1=(0, 4) r2=(0, 9): |||||,,,,, - True
r1=(0, 9) r2=(0, 9): |||||||||| - True
r1=(0, 9) r2=(4, 5): ''''||'''' - True
r1=(8, 9) r2=(0, 1): ,,      '' - False
r1=(5, 9) r2=(0, 4): ,,,,,''''' - False
r1=(4, 9) r2=(0, 4): ,,,,|''''' - True
r1=(2, 9) r2=(0, 7): ,,||||||'' - True
r1=(0, 9) r2=(0, 4): |||||''''' - True
r1=(0, 9) r2=(0, 9): |||||||||| - True
r1=(4, 5) r2=(0, 9): ,,,,||,,,, - True

其中每条线具有：

这两个范围被评估；“范围空间”（从最低开始到最高结束）的图形表示，其中每个字符都是“范围空间中的值”：'仅表示第一个范围内的值；，仅指示第二范围内的值；|表示两个范围中的值；和表示两个范围中的值。重叠检查的结果。

您可以非常清楚地看到，只有在两个范围中都至少有一个值（即，一个|字符）时，才能在重叠检查中获得真值。其他情况都是假的。

如果您想添加更多测试用例，请随意使用任何其他值。

这里有一个可以在本地使用的通用方法。

    // Takes a list and returns all records that have overlapping time ranges.
    public static IEnumerable<T> GetOverlappedTimes<T>(IEnumerable<T> list, Func<T, bool> filter, Func<T,DateTime> start, Func<T, DateTime> end)
    {
        // Selects all records that match filter() on left side and returns all records on right side that overlap.
        var overlap = from t1 in list
                      where filter(t1)
                      from t2 in list
                      where !object.Equals(t1, t2) // Don't match the same record on right side.
                      let in1 = start(t1)
                      let out1 = end(t1)
                      let in2 = start(t2)
                      let out2 = end(t2)
                      where in1 <= out2 && out1 >= in2
                      let totover = GetMins(in1, out1, in2, out2)
                      select t2;

        return overlap;
    }

    public static void TestOverlap()
    {
        var tl1 = new TempTimeEntry() { ID = 1, Name = "Bill", In = "1/1/08 1:00pm".ToDate(), Out = "1/1/08 4:00pm".ToDate() };
        var tl2 = new TempTimeEntry() { ID = 2, Name = "John", In = "1/1/08 5:00pm".ToDate(), Out = "1/1/08 6:00pm".ToDate() };
        var tl3 = new TempTimeEntry() { ID = 3, Name = "Lisa", In = "1/1/08 7:00pm".ToDate(), Out = "1/1/08 9:00pm".ToDate() };
        var tl4 = new TempTimeEntry() { ID = 4, Name = "Joe", In = "1/1/08 3:00pm".ToDate(), Out = "1/1/08 8:00pm".ToDate() };
        var tl5 = new TempTimeEntry() { ID = 1, Name = "Bill", In = "1/1/08 8:01pm".ToDate(), Out = "1/1/08 8:00pm".ToDate() };
        var list = new List<TempTimeEntry>() { tl1, tl2, tl3, tl4, tl5 };
        var overlap = GetOverlappedTimes(list, (TempTimeEntry t1)=>t1.ID==1, (TempTimeEntry tIn) => tIn.In, (TempTimeEntry tOut) => tOut.Out);

        Console.WriteLine("\nRecords overlap:");
        foreach (var tl in overlap)
            Console.WriteLine("Name:{0} T1In:{1} T1Out:{2}", tl.Name, tl.In, tl.Out);
        Console.WriteLine("Done");

        /*  Output:
            Records overlap:
            Name:Joe T1In:1/1/2008 3:00:00 PM T1Out:1/1/2008 8:00:00 PM
            Name:Lisa T1In:1/1/2008 7:00:00 PM T1Out:1/1/2008 9:00:00 PM
            Done
         */
    }

@Bretana给出的数学解很好，但忽略了两个具体细节：

封闭或半开放间隔的方面空间隔

关于区间边界的封闭或开放状态，@Bretana的解对封闭区间有效

（起点A<=终点B）和（终点A>=起点B）

可以重写为半开间隔：

（开始A<结束B）和（结束A>开始B）

这种校正是必要的，因为根据定义，开放区间边界不属于区间的值范围。

关于空间隔，这里上面所示的关系不成立。根据定义不包含任何有效值的空间隔必须作为特殊情况处理。我通过Java时间库Time4J通过以下示例进行了演示：

MomentInterval a = MomentInterval.between(Instant.now(), Instant.now().plusSeconds(2));
MomentInterval b = a.collapse(); // make b an empty interval out of a

System.out.println(a); // [2017-04-10T05:28:11,909000000Z/2017-04-10T05:28:13,909000000Z)
System.out.println(b); // [2017-04-10T05:28:11,909000000Z/2017-04-10T05:28:11,909000000Z)

前导方括号“[”表示封闭的开始，而最后一个括号“）”表示开放的结束。

System.out.println(
      "startA < endB: " + a.getStartAsInstant().isBefore(b.getEndAsInstant())); // false
System.out.println(
      "endA > startB: " + a.getEndAsInstant().isAfter(b.getStartAsInstant())); // true

System.out.println("a overlaps b: " + a.intersects(b)); // a overlaps b: false

如上所示，空间隔违反了上面的重叠条件（尤其是startA<endB），因此Time4J（以及其他库）必须将其作为特殊的边缘情况来处理，以确保任何任意间隔与空间隔的重叠都不存在。当然，日期间隔（默认情况下在Time4J中是关闭的，但也可以是半开的，就像空日期间隔一样）的处理方式类似。

你可以试试这个：

//custom date for example
$d1 = new DateTime("2012-07-08");
$d2 = new DateTime("2012-07-11");
$d3 = new DateTime("2012-07-08");
$d4 = new DateTime("2012-07-15");

//create a date period object
$interval = new DateInterval('P1D');
$daterange = iterator_to_array(new DatePeriod($d1, $interval, $d2));
$daterange1 = iterator_to_array(new DatePeriod($d3, $interval, $d4));
array_map(function($v) use ($daterange1) { if(in_array($v, $daterange1)) print "Bingo!";}, $daterange);