- date_default_timezone_set: documentation ( source)
- date: documentation ( source)
- strtotime: documentation ( source)
<?php
date_default_timezone_set('Asia/Karachi');
$opensrs_currentexpirationyear = date('Y', strtotime("2015-04-22 02:53:05"));
$db_currentexpirationyear = date('Y', strtotime("2014-04-22 02:53:05"));
if ($opensrs_currentexpirationyear == $db_currentexpirationyear)
{
echo "Year is Equal";
} else {
echo "Year is NOT Equal";
}