Date and time validate

[jeeva]

hi frnds

 

i have a form there user can select the time and date. the date and time should be more than current time

the time format is like 9:30 pm.

now how can i check this time is more than current time using php?

[Lumio]

<?php
   $input = '9:30 am';
   if (preg_match('{^[\d]{1,2}:[\d]{1,2} [apm]{2}$}', $input)) {
      echo 'ok';
   }else {
      echo 'wrong';
   }
?>

[jeeva]

i think u did not understand my qtn

i am asking about the selected time should be more than current time. for that how do i compare with current time?

not for the format

 

 

[Lumio]

You mean, you got a list with timeformats?

Then use date() - http://php.net/date

[jeeva]

No i need to validate

[obsidian]

If the input is in 9:30 am format, just use strtotime() to compare with time() like this:

<?php
$time = "9:30 am";
$ts = strtotime($time);
if ($ts > time()) {
  // it's later than NOW
} else {
  // it's not later than NOW
}
?>

[Lumio]

Ah... sorry for my missundertanding