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

Guys Please don't make it so complex The simple answer bellow

$date1=date('d_m_y');
$date2='31_12_11';
$date1=str_replace('_', '-', $date1);
$date2=str_replace('_', '-', $date2)
if(strtotime($date1) < strtotime($date2))
   echo '1 is small ='.strtotime($date1).','.$date1;
else
   echo '2 is small ='.strtotime($date2).','.$date2;

I just have added two more lines with your code