comparing two dates

[alin19]

let's say that i have something like this:

 

 

<?php
$x=date ("Y-m-d");
$y=date ("2008-03-24");

if ($x<$y)
echo "$y is in the future";
?>

 

 

how can i do something like this?

[BlueSkyIS]

$y=date ("2008-03-24");

 

is invalid syntax. if you want to subtract the given y from x, i'd:

 

$x = time();

$start_y = "2008-03-24";

$y = strtotime($start_y);

if ($x < $y) {
     echo "$start_y is in the future";
}

[PFMaBiSmAd]

Because the time() function includes the current HH:MM:SS on the server and the strtotime() of a just a date will use 00:00:00, other types of comparisons between the two values won't always give correct results nor would any math.

 

If you want all comparisons (<, >, ==, <=, >=, !=) and any math between two dates to work, the time portion must be equivalent.

[Barand]

You can compare the date strings without the time conversions

<?php
$x=date ("Y-m-d");
$y='2008-03-24';

if ($x<$y)
echo "$y is in the future";
?>