How to check expiry date is passed with current date in php?

Question

I have to check expiry date is passed with current date and then disable the link. Should i convert strtotime function and check or is there any simple way to check it. We should not compare the dates

$current_date = "2018-07-23 12:00:00";
$expiry date = "2018-07-22 12:00:00";

if($expiry date>$current_date){
$link = "<a href="http://www.example.com";
} else {
$link = "#";
}

php can read this via `strtotime()`.. it will become a simple number then in seconds since 1970 if i am not mistaken. (it counts in seconds since january 1st 1970). since it becomes a number, you can compare these 2 numbers — Dorvalla, Jul 13 '18 at 13:58

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 13 '18 at 12:52

I would use strtotime() as follows:

$current_date = "2018-07-23 12:00:00";
$expiry date = "2018-07-22 12:00:00";

if (strtotime($expiry date) > strtotime($current_date)) {
       $link = "<a href="http://www.example.com";
} else {
       $link = "#";
}

How to check expiry date is passed with current date in php?

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