how to check the second date is less than first date

[antonyjohn]

 

hai friends,

 

 

how to check the second date is less than first date

if the sceond date is less than first date .it should return a error

[jitesh]

<?php
$date1 = "2007-02-02";
$date2 = "2007-03-03";

echo (strtotime($date1) - strtotime($date2)); 

if((strtotime($date1) - strtotime($date2)) == 0){
echo "Same";
}elseif((strtotime($date1) - strtotime($date2)) < 0){
echo "date1 small";
}else{
echo "OK";
}

?>