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

if(strtotime($db_date) > time()) {
  echo $db_date;
} else {
  echo 'go ahead';
}