Finding whether time is in a defined range [duplicate] - php

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How to check if a date is in a given range?
How to check if date(entered by user) is in given range (Date format :-day month ie.:-1 june )
I am trying to find whether a date is in defined range. I'm using the following code:
$apple='25 March';
$udate= date('d F',strtotime($apple));
echo $udate;
$startDate='21 March';
$realStartDate= date('d F',strtotime($startDate)) ;
echo $realStartDate;
$endDate='19 April';
$realEndDate= date('d F',strtotime($endDate)) ;
if ($udate >= $realStartDate && $udate <= $realEndDate ) {
echo 'within tange';
}
else{
echo 'Not in range';
}
?>
Where am I going wrong?

Answer 1

try this one its working......
<?php
$udate = '25 March';
$udateTimestamp = strtotime($udate);
$startDate = '21 March';
$startDateTimestamp = strtotime($startDate);
$endDate = '19 April';
$eEndDateTimestamp = strtotime($endDate);
if ($udateTimestamp >= $startDateTimestamp && $udateTimestamp <= $eEndDateTimestamp)
{
echo 'within tange';
}
else
{
echo 'Not in range';
}
?>

Answer 2

Compare timestamps not the string representations!
if(strtotime($apple) < strtotime($endDate) && strtotime($apple) > strtotime($startDate)){
// All ok!
}

Answer 3

Like this
if(strtotime($givendate) > strtotime('3/21/xxxx') && strtotime($givendata) < strtotime('4/19/xxxx')) {
// Its within range
}

Answer 4

You can use DateTime
$userDate = new DateTime("2012-03-01");
if ( $userDate > new DateTime("2012-03-21 00:00:00") && $userDate < new DateTime("2012-04-19 23:59:59"))
{
// In Range
}
Putting it in a function if format is (1 july)
if (inRange ( "1 June", "3 March", "7 December" )) {
echo "In Range";
} else {
echo "Out Of Range";
}
function inRange($dateCheck, $dateFrom, $dateTo) {
$date = DateTime::createFromFormat ( "d F", $dateCheck );
$date1 = DateTime::createFromFormat ( "d F", $dateFrom );
$date2 = DateTime::createFromFormat ( "d F", $dateTo );
if ($date > $date1 && $date < $date2) {
return true;
}
return false;
}

Answer 5

try this
if (strtotime($udate) >= strtotime($realStartDate) && strtotime($udate) <= strtotime($realEndDate) ) {
echo 'within tange';
}
else{
echo 'Not in range';
}