// PHP program for comparing dates
// Declare two dates and
// initialize this $date1 = "1998- 11-24 " ; $date2 = "1997-03 -26 " ;
// Use the comparison operator for
// compare dates if ( $date1 > $date2 ) echo "$date1 is latest than $date2 " ; else echo " $date1 is older than $date2 " ;
?> Exit:1998-11 -24 is latest than 1997-03-26
Method 2:If both specified dates are in different formats, use function strtotime() to convert specified dates into appropriate format timestamps and finally compare these numerical timestamps to get the desired result.Example :
// PHP date comparison program
// Declare two dates in different
// format $date1 = " 12-03-26 " ; $date2 = "2011-10 -24 " ;
// Use the strtotime() function to convert
// date in dateTimestamp $dateTimestamp1 = strtotime ( $date1 ); $dateTimestamp2 = strtotime ( $date2 );
// Compare stamp date if ( $dateTimestamp1 > $dateTimestamp2 ) echo "$date1 is latest than $date2" ; else echo " $date1 is older than $date2 " ;
?> Exit:12-03 -26 is latest than 2011-10-24
Method 3:Using the DateTime class to compare two dates.Example:
// PHP program for comparing dates
// Declare two dates in different
// format and use the DateTime() function
// convert date to DateTime $date1 = new DateTime ( "12-11-24" ); $date2 = new DateTime ( "2011-03-26" );
// Compare dates if ( $date1 > $date2 ) echo $date1 -> format ( "Ymd" ). "is latest than". $date2 -> format ( "Ymd" ); else echo $date1 -> format ( " Ymd " ). "is older than". $date2 -> format ( "Ymd" );
?> Exit:2012-11 -24 is latest than 2011-03-26
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