Check if date has passed

[Vivid Lust]

Hi all,

 

How can I check in PHP if this date has already passed in the following format:

 

2012-12-12

[Adam]

if ('2012-12-12' < date('Y-m-d'))
{
    echo 'passed';
}
else
{
    echo 'not passed';
}

 

More information on the date() function.