Re: How to Compare Date

could you tell me how i can covert it to UnixTimeStamp Format? Thx a lot Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Wong" <phplist@gremlins.com.hk> Newsgroups: php.db To: <php-db@lists.php.net> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 8:32 PM Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] How to Compare Date > On Thursday 30 May 2002 20:25, Jack wrote: > > Dear all > > I had a Input form for user to input the Leave Record, > > I want to do some check before the record can insert into database! > > > > Here is the problem i had when checking the Leave From Date and Leave To > > Date. > > I want to prevent any Leave To Date which is earlier then Leave From Date. > > how i can do the comparsion? I had tried to use the following script but it > > doesn't work! > > > > <? > > $a=$leave_form > > $b=$leave_to > > > > if ($a<$b) > > { > > insert statement > > } > > > > ?> > > > > It doesn't work since i use the < Operator! > > > > Does anyone know how i can perform this comparsion? > > Convert both dates to a UNIXTIMESTAMP then do the comparison. > > -- > Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.com.hk > Open Source Software Systems Integrators > * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * > > > /* > Politics makes strange bedfellows, and journalism makes strange politics. > -- Amy Gorin > */ >