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<?php date_default_timezone_set( 'UTC' ); define( "TIMESTAMP_FORMAT", "Y-m-d G:i:s" ); $aString = "2017-03-01 23:11:16"; echo "String to convert: ". $aString ."\r\n"; $currentTime = date( TIMESTAMP_FORMAT ); echo "Current Time: ". $currentTime."\r\n"; $dateToCheck = new DateTime($aString); echo "Date To Check: ". $dateToCheck->format(TIMESTAMP_FORMAT)."\r\n"; if($dateToCheck < $currentTime) { echo 'Date is in the past'; } else { echo 'Date is in the future'; }
Output for 5.6.38 - 5.6.40, 7.0.0 - 7.0.33, 7.1.0 - 7.1.33, 7.2.0 - 7.2.33, 7.3.0 - 7.3.33, 7.4.0 - 7.4.33, 8.0.0 - 8.0.30, 8.1.0 - 8.1.34, 8.2.0 - 8.2.30, 8.3.0 - 8.3.30, 8.4.1 - 8.4.18, 8.5.0 - 8.5.3
String to convert: 2017-03-01 23:11:16 Current Time: 2019-06-11 8:44:39 Date To Check: 2017-03-01 23:11:16 Date is in the future
preferences:
92.42 ms | 1796 KiB | 4 Q