How can dates stored in a MySQL database be compared with the current date in PHP?

To compare dates stored in a MySQL database with the current date in PHP, you can retrieve the date from the database and convert it to a PHP date object using the `strtotime()` function. Then, you can get the current date using `date('Y-m-d')` and compare the two dates using the `strtotime()` function again. This will allow you to determine if the stored date is before, after, or the same as the current date. 

// Retrieve date from MySQL database
$stored_date = "2022-01-01"; // Example stored date

// Convert stored date to PHP date object
$stored_date_obj = strtotime($stored_date);

// Get current date
$current_date = date('Y-m-d');

// Compare stored date with current date
if ($stored_date_obj < strtotime($current_date)) {
    echo "Stored date is before current date";
} elseif ($stored_date_obj > strtotime($current_date)) {
    echo "Stored date is after current date";
} else {
    echo "Stored date is the same as current date";
}

Keywords

MySQL database comparison current date PHP

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