Compare date string from API

Question

From an API call i get the following date I suppose as a string format : [end_date] => 2018-09-20

Now I have my own created date in my PHP script: $date = '2017-09-20';

Now I want to check if end_date from the API request is larger than my own created date string.

I tried the following :

  if($req['end_date'] > strtotime('2019-12-01') || !$req['end_date'])

It didnt work tho. Help is appreciated!

Also tried :

  if(strtotime($req['end_date']) > strtotime('2019-12-01') || !$req['end_date'])

The if statement should also pass when there is not end_date from the api response. Thats what the or is for.

*It didnt work* is not an error description. Describe what you get and what you expect. BTW debugging the code can help — Jens, Jan 06 '20 at 16:11
There is no error it simply didnt pass the test , as i'm getting dates back that shouldn't have passed the test implemented. @Jens — Kevin.a, Jan 06 '20 at 16:14

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 06 '20 at 16:15

$theirDate = new DateTime($theirDateString);
$yourDate = new DateTime($yourDateString);

if ($theirDate > $yourDate) {
    // voila!
}

I'm sure you know how to check for an actual date string before creating the objects too ;-)

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