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

You can to converte for integer number and compare.

Eg.:

$date_1 = date('Ymd');
$date_2 = '31_12_2011';

$date_2 = (int) implode(array_reverse(explode("_", $date_2)));

echo ($date_1 < $date_2) ? '$date_2 is bigger then $date_1' : '$date_2 is smaller than $date_1';