How can I compare two dates in PHP?

Question

How can I compare two dates in PHP?

The date is stored in the database in the following format

2011-10-2

If I wanted to

Answer 1

first of all, try to give the format you want to the current date time of your server:

1. Obtain current date time

   $current_date = getdate();

2. Separate date and time to manage them as you wish:

$current_date_only = $current_date[year].'-'.$current_date[mon].'-'.$current_date[mday]; $current_time_only = $current_date['hours'].':'.$current_date['minutes'].':'.$current_date['seconds'];

3. Compare it depending if you are using donly date or datetime in your DB:

   $today = $current_date_only.' '.$current_time_only;

   or

   $today = $current_date_only;

   if($today < $expireDate)

hope it helps