- strtotime: documentation ( source)
<?php
$firstArray = array(
array('startDate' => '05-05-2016', 'endDate' => '10-05-2016'),
array('startDate' => '05-06-2016', 'endDate' => '10-07-2016'),
array('startDate' => '05-08-2016', 'endDate' => '10-11-2016')
);
$secondArray = array(array('date' => '07-05-2016'), array('date' => '12-07-2016'), array('date' => '12-11-2016'));
function find_match($index){
global $firstArray, $secondArray;
foreach($secondArray as $date){
if(strtotime($date['date']) > strtotime($firstArray[$index]['startDate']) && strtotime($date['date']) < strtotime($firstArray[$index]['endDate']))
return $date['date'];
}
return null;
}
foreach($firstArray as $key => $st_dates){
$date = find_match($key);
echo ($date != null) ? $date : "No match Found.";
echo '<br/>';
}