Re: CONVERT STRING VARIABLES TO DATES, THEN COMPARE (HOW?)

On Saturday 08 November 2003 03:08, Karen Resplendo wrote: > Yes, the values echo out the way I expect them. But these are displayed > values, not dates, I'm pretty sure, and that is why the comparison is > failing. > > The question began very simply. I will try to make it simpler: > > How do I compare a string date from a database to today's date using PHP? The proper way would be to convert both to unix timestamps then a simple greater-than or equal-to comparison would suffice. > I can do it with my eyes closed in SQL. I don't want to if I can avoid it. It's more efficient to do so, so can I ask why you want to avoid it? -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * ------------------------------------------ Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-db ------------------------------------------ /* A truth that's told with bad intent Beats all the lies you can invent. -- William Blake */