convert date string and compare in php code example
Example 1: php date compare with today
<?php
$datetime1 = new DateTime('2009-10-11 12:12:00');
$datetime2 = new DateTime('2009-10-13 10:12:00');
if ($datetime1 > $datetime2) {
echo 'datetime1 greater than datetime2';
}
if ($datetime1 < $datetime2) {
echo 'datetime1 lesser than datetime2';
}
if ($datetime1 == $datetime2) {
echo 'datetime2 is equal than datetime1';
}
Example 2: php compare dates
$date1 = "2021-01-15";
$date2 = "2021-01-18";
if ($date1 < $date2) {
echo "$date1 is earlier than $date2";
} else {
echo "$date1 is later than $date2";
}