If you _do_ want to use this method for comparing dates (which isn't realy a usual way of doing it... there date-functions) you should fill up with leading 0's, like: $date1="2001-01-07"; $date2="2001-01-14"; The reason is _very_ simple... You performing a text-compare here. And let's face it... the characters "-1" (day of date2) are "smaller" than "-7" (day in date1). So... RenzE kaab kaoutar wrote: > > Hi! > > $date1="2001-1-7";$date2="2001-1-14"; > if ($date1>=$date2) echo "date1 is greater then date2"; > else echo "date2 is greater then date1"; > the result is the first :( > but it works for other dates! > > Thanks > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
