In my project , I am generating and storing the Bill (invoice).
The date of Bill is coming to the textbox from the javascript date picker(small pop-up calender) before saving.
The format of the date is : DD-MON-YYYY (18-JUN-2013).

I am using 'Text' data type for storing dates in MySql table.

I have done selecting of records(Previous Bills) from the table by given single date like. . .

$result = mysql_query(SELECT * FROM outward WHERE date='.$date.' ORDER BY billNo);

Now, what i want to do is:
To select records (Bills) between two dates.....

My exact Question is:
Is it possible to query mysql database with this settings or I have to make some changes to select records between 2 dates efficiently ?
How can i achieve this ?

P.s. - Is it effective to use

1. SELECT * FROM outward WHERE date BETWEEN ' . $from_date . ' AND ' . $to_date . ' ORDER by id DESC

Or

2. SELECT * FROM outward WHERE date > 15-JUN-2013 and date < 18-JUN-2013