Check if date is later than current date

Question

How can I check if the date is later than the current date?

if(date("d") < "18" && date("m") < "01") { 
    echo 'To late!';
}

Doesn't work for me.

If you want to check if the current date is after something, why are you using less-than? — Barmar, Jan 28 '14 at 17:30

score 7 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 28 '14 at 17:32

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You can do this notation:

if( '20140505' > date("Ymd") ) {
    // today's date is before 20140505 (May 5, 2014)
}

edited Jan 28 '14 at 17:32

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answered Jan 28 '14 at 17:31

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Which requires you to manually construct the date string. I don't think that's a very good idea. Use `strtotime()` - or *even* better, use `DateTime` class. – Amal Murali Jan 28 '14 at 17:37

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 28 '14 at 17:47

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$time1  = strtotime(date("d/m/Y", "18/01/2014"));
  if(time() > $time1)
   {
     echo "too late!";
   }

answered Jan 28 '14 at 17:47

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 28 '14 at 17:49

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The best is to use strtotime.

$current_date = date("Y-m-d");
$date_to_compare = date("Y-m-d",time()+86400); //1 day later
if (strtotime($date_to_compare) > strtotime($current_date)) {
   echo "too late";
}

answered Jan 28 '14 at 17:49

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Check if date is later than current date

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