How to compare two dates in php

Question

How to compare two dates in php if dates are in format \'03_01_12\' and \'31_12_11\' .

I am using this code:

$date1=date(\'         


        

Answer 1

Not answering the OPs actual problem, but answering just the title. Since this is the top result for "comparing dates in php".

Pretty simple to use Datetime Objects (php >= 5.3.0) and Compare them directly

$date1 = new DateTime("2009-10-11");
$date2 = new DateTime("tomorrow"); // Can use date/string just like strtotime.
var_dump($date1 < $date2);