How can the current timestamp be accurately compared to the stored timestamp in a database to determine if an entry is new in PHP?

To accurately compare the current timestamp to a stored timestamp in a database in PHP, you can use the `strtotime` function to convert the stored timestamp to a Unix timestamp and then compare it with the current Unix timestamp using the `time` function. This will allow you to determine if an entry is new based on the timestamps. 

// Retrieve the stored timestamp from the database
$storedTimestamp = strtotime($row['timestamp']);

// Get the current timestamp
$currentTimestamp = time();

// Compare the timestamps to determine if the entry is new
if ($currentTimestamp - $storedTimestamp < 86400) { // 86400 seconds in a day
    echo "Entry is new";
} else {
    echo "Entry is not new";
}

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