Comparing dates giving incorrect outputs

Question

I\'m creating a function to check which date, in a database table full of date\'s, is smaller then then current date. As in the past.

I\'ve got 3 date\'s to test the fun

Answer 1

You cant compare date string like that. Convert it to timestamp first. Use strtotime.

$dateNow = date('d-m-Y H:i:s'); //Current
$deadlineDate = "28-04-2015 16:33:18";

if(strtotime($deadlineDate) < strtotime($dateNow)){ //If date from last month is smaller then the current date
    echo ''; //Overdue class gives that tr an red background color to mark it
    echo ''.$deadlineDate.' is smaller then '.$dateNow.'';
}else{
    echo '';
    echo ''.$deadlineDate.' is bigger dan '.$dateNow.'';
}