PHP Checking if the current date is before or after a set date

Question

Im pulling a date from a database which is formatted like dd-mm-YYYY.

What I want to do is check the current date;

• if the current date is before the date com

Answer 1

if(strtotime($row['database_date']) > strtotime('now')) echo $row['database_date'];
else echo date("d-m-Y");

No need to check the hours because if they are on the same day it will show the same date either way...