checking if date is greater in php code example
Example 1: php check if date is bigger than today
<?php
$date_now = new DateTime();
$date2 = new DateTime("01/02/2016");
if ($date_now > $date2) {
echo 'greater than';
}else{
echo 'Less than';
}
Example 2: php check if date is bigger than today
<?php
$date_now = date("Y-m-d"); // this format is string comparable
if ($date_now > '2016-01-02') {
echo 'greater than';
}else{
echo 'Less than';
}