PHP: Date larger than current date

Question

I have this code:

$curdate = \'22-02-2011\';

$mydate = \'10-10-2011\';                     

if($curdate > $mydate)
{
    echo \'

        

Answer 1

Try converting them both to timestamps first, and then compare two converted value:

$curdate=strtotime('22-02-2011');
$mydate=strtotime('10-10-2011');

if($curdate > $mydate)
{
    echo '<span class="status expired">Expired</span>';
}

This converts them to the number of seconds since January 1, 1970, so your comparison should work.