[SOLVED] timestamp query

[e1seix]

how would i go about using a timestamp of todays date to determine if another variable timestamp is more than 2 days old?

 

am probably not phrasing that very well in google as not getting any results that help me?

 

cheers!

[premiso]

In php...this is one way.

 

<?php
$timePlus2 = time()+3600*24*2;
?>

 

Would get you a timestamp of +2days, You can also use the strtotime function, but yea. Either would work.

[dennismonsewicz]

here is something on comparing dates

 

http://www.highlystructured.com/comparing_dates_php.html

[e1seix]

<?
//getting days in between 2 timestamps;
$start = "2009-01-05";
$end = date("Y-m-d");

echo "\$start: ".strtotime($start)."<br>";
echo "\$end: ".strtotime($end)."<br>";

$difference = (strtotime($end)-strtotime($start));

$days = $difference/24; //hours in one day
$days = $days/60; //minutes in one hour
$days = $days/60; //seconds in one minute
$days = ceil($days); //rounding up

echo "\$days in between: $days";
?>

 

have found this curious little script which does exactly what i wanted... for any of you that are looking for similar.