[Resolved] Date Comparison Problems

[The Hobo]

I'm having a problem comparing dates. I've tried the following two:

//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'])) . ".";
}

$comic['released'] is a date format in MySQL.

No matter what, it always prints "Now!"

Where am I going wrong?

[phpman]

make date a variable.

[The Hobo]

Originally posted by phpman
make date a variable.

What...?

[phpman]

$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.

[The Hobo]

Originally posted by phpman

$newdate = date("Y-m-d"); 

What difference is that going to make?

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.

I've never had a problem using single quotes before.

[The Hobo]

No luck:

$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'])) . ".";
}

Am I setting up the comparison wrong?

I want to say is $released less than or equal to $today. That's right, isn't it?

[Kagey]

maybe it would be easier to compare using a unix timestamp, where its just a straight number.

[The Hobo]

Even when I compare them as timestamps, it doesn't work.

[The Hobo]

Damn, I just found my problem...

$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'])) . ".";
}

[phpman]

Originally posted by The Hobo
No luck:

$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'])) . ".";
}

Am I setting up the comparison wrong?

I want to say is $released less than or equal to $today. That's right, isn't it?

yeah that is correct. I have had simialar problems and making the date as a variable makes it simplified and the problem went away.

what is $comic['released'] - the value of it?

[phpman]

hehe I hate those with a passion

[The Hobo]

Originally posted by phpman

what is $comic['released'] - the value of it?

It was supposed to be $comic['release'] I make dumbass mistakes like this all the time, and it takes me hours to figure it out.

So this is the code I'm using now:

if (strtotime($comic["release"]) <= strtotime("now")) {
    $date = "Now!";
} else {
    $date = date('F jS, Y', strtotime($comic['release'])) . ".";
}

*sighs* Thanks for all your help.