I always use Unix timestamps until I need to format it to a (what's the word) date for presentation.
Then you can just to a if $x < $y then it happened before $y. look for mktime(), time(), date() in the manual. C -----Original Message----- From: Shaun [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 September 2003 10:52 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP] Compare dates Hi, How can I compare two dates with PHP, to see if one date occurred before the other? Thanks for your help -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, please preserve the confidentiality of it and advise the sender immediately of any error in transmission. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken, or omitted to be taken, by an unauthorised recipient in reliance upon the contents of this e-mail is prohibited. Somerfield cannot accept liability for any damage which you may sustain as a result of software viruses so please carry out your own virus checks before opening an attachment. In replying to this e-mail you are granting the right for that reply to be forwarded to any other individual within the business and also to be read by others. Any views expressed by an individual within this message do not necessarily reflect the views of Somerfield. Somerfield reserves the right to intercept, monitor and record communications for lawful business purposes. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php