gistfile1.txt

	

<?php

$start = '2014-12-22';
$end = '2014-12-30';

$args = array( 

	'posts_per_page' => 5, 'post_type' => 'events',
	'meta_key' => 'custom_startdate',
    'meta_query' => array(
        array(
            'key' => 'custom_startdate',
            'value' => array($start, $end),
            'compare' => 'BETWEEN',
            'type' => 'DATE'
        )
    )

 );

$myposts = get_posts( $args );