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<?php
$firstDay = (new DateTime())->format('Y-' . 7 . '-' . 27);
$secondDay = (new DateTime())->format('Y-' . 12 . '-' . 27);
var_dump($firstDay);
var_dump($secondDay);
var_dump($firstDay > $secondDay);
echo "\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n";
$firstDay = (new DateTime())->format('Y-' . str_pad(7, 2, 0, STR_PAD_LEFT) . '-' . 27);
$secondDay = (new DateTime())->format('Y-' . 12 . '-' . 27);
var_dump($firstDay);
var_dump($secondDay);
var_dump($firstDay > $secondDay);