[SOLVED] Weird date problem or maybe it's an IF problem

[jeff5656]

My if statement seems to run even when it's not true:

 

$check1_date = date("Y-m-d", strtotime($_POST['check1_date']));
echo "check1_date is  ". $check1_date;

 

echo:  check1_date is  2009-09-09

 

if ($check1_date = '1969-12-31'){
echo "The statement is true check1date is:  ". $check1_date;
$check1_date = '2020-12-31';
	echo "<br>Now check1date is:  ". $check1_date;
}

 

Here's THAT output:

The statement is true check1date is:  1969-12-31

Now check1date is:  2020-12-31

 

How did check1 date turn into 1969-12-31 when the previous echo proved that it was 2009-9-9??

 

I am very confused

[rhodesa]

you need two equal sings, not one:

if ($check1_date == '1969-12-31'){

 

edit: but it's also better to check the timestamp IMO

$check1_time = strtotime($_POST['check1_date']);
if ($check1_time){
   $check1_date = date("Y-m-d", $check1_time);
   echo "The statement is true check1date is:  ". $check1_date;
   $check1_date = '2020-12-31';
      echo "<br>Now check1date is:  ". $check1_date;
}