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I'm having a problem comparing dates. I've tried the following two:
$comic['released'] is a date format in MySQL.Code://tried this:
if ($comic['released'] <= date('Y-m-d')) {
$date = "Now!";
} else {
$date = date('F jS, Y', strtotime($comic['release'])) . ".";
}
//and this:
if (date('Y-m-d', strtotime($comic['released'])) <= date('Y-m-d')) {
$date = "Now!";
} else {
$date = date('F jS, Y', strtotime($comic['release'])) . ".";
}
No matter what, it always prints "Now!"
Where am I going wrong?
make date a variable.
What...?Quote:
Originally posted by phpman
make date a variable.
:rolleyes:PHP Code:$newdate = date("Y-m-d");
try to stay away form ' in the variables. I found out the last couple of days that is is totally different then using "
so they are different
$some['variable']
$some["variabel"]
one will be correct as the other one will be empty.
What difference is that going to make?Quote:
Originally posted by phpman
:rolleyes:PHP Code:$newdate = date("Y-m-d");
I've never had a problem using single quotes before.Quote:
Originally posted by phpman
try to stay away form ' in the variables. I found out the last couple of days that is is totally different then using "
so they are different
$some['variable']
$some["variabel"]
one will be correct as the other one will be empty.
No luck:
Am I setting up the comparison wrong?Code:$today = date('Y-m-d');
$released = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($comic['released']));
if ($released <= $today) {
$date = "Now!";
} else {
$date = date('F jS, Y', strtotime($comic['release'])) . ".";
}
I want to say is $released less than or equal to $today. That's right, isn't it?
maybe it would be easier to compare using a unix timestamp, where its just a straight number.
Even when I compare them as timestamps, it doesn't work. :confused:
Damn, I just found my problem...
Code:$today = date('Y-m-d');
$released = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($comic['released']));
if ($released <= $today) {
$date = "Now!";
} else {
$date = date('F jS, Y', strtotime($comic['release'])) . ".";
}
yeah that is correct. I have had simialar problems and making the date as a variable makes it simplified and the problem went away.Quote:
Originally posted by The Hobo
No luck:
Am I setting up the comparison wrong?Code:$today = date('Y-m-d');
$released = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($comic['released']));
if ($released <= $today) {
$date = "Now!";
} else {
$date = date('F jS, Y', strtotime($comic['release'])) . ".";
}
I want to say is $released less than or equal to $today. That's right, isn't it?
what is $comic['released'] - the value of it?
hehe I hate those with a passion :D
It was supposed to be $comic['release'] :rolleyes: I make dumbass mistakes like this all the time, and it takes me hours to figure it out.Quote:
Originally posted by phpman
what is $comic['released'] - the value of it?
So this is the code I'm using now:
*sighs* Thanks for all your help.Code:if (strtotime($comic["release"]) <= strtotime("now")) {
$date = "Now!";
} else {
$date = date('F jS, Y', strtotime($comic['release'])) . ".";
}