PHP Checking if the current date is before or after a set date

Question

Im pulling a date from a database which is formatted like dd-mm-YYYY.

What I want to do is check the current date;

• if the current date is before the date com

Answer 1

a MySQL-only solution would be something like this:

SELECT IF (UNIX_TIMESTAMP(`field`) > UNIX_TIMESTAMP(), `field`,'GO AHEAD') as `yourdate`
FROM `table`