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at December 14, 2013 06:55 by gromitski
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function checkDateAndTime($day,$month,$year,$hour,$minute) {
$dateForConverting = $day."-".$month."-".$year."@".$hour.":".$minute;
$formattedDate = date_create_from_format("j-n-Y@G:i", $dateForConverting);
$newDate = date_format($formattedDate, "Y-m-d H:i:s");
$now = date("Y-m-d H:i:s", time());
$newDateInSecs = strtotime($newDate);
$nowInSecs = strtotime($now);
$returnBool = true;
$diffInSecs = $newDateInSecs - $nowInSecs;
if($diffInSecs < 0) { $returnBool = false; }
return $returnBool; }
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http://gromitski.com/blog/checking-if-a-date-is-in-the-past-or-the-future-php/
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Examine a date and return false if it's in the past, or true for the future. Slightly more complicated than it needs to be, however there's an easy tutorial with full explanation if you follow the attached link.
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Check if a date is in the past or the future
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php, date
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PHP