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Check the date between two dates

I have to check if the incoming date is between 3 and 6 months before today. If it is outside this range, it has to execute certain code.

below is the code

<?php

$date1 = '22-10-2017';
$date2 = date('d-m-Y' , strtotime('-3 months'));
$date3 = date('d-m-Y' , strtotime('-6 months'));
if((strtotime($date1) < strtotime($date2)) || (strtotime($date1) > strtotime($date3))){
    echo "Inside Range";
}else echo "Out of Range";

?>

For example if

  1. Incoming date is 20-02-2018 - Out of Range.
  2. Incoming date is 20-10-2017 - Inside Range.
  3. Incoming date is 20-08-2017 - Out of Range.
Solution

  • You are checking with || in your case you need to use && because you need date BETWEEN 

    $date1 = '20-08-2017';
$date2 = date('d-m-Y' , strtotime('-3 months'));
$date3 = date('d-m-Y' , strtotime('-6 months'));
if((strtotime($date1) <= strtotime($date2)) && (strtotime($date1) >= strtotime($date3))){
    echo "Inside Range";
}else { 
   echo "Out of Range";
}

    Explanation: Need to change your condition from if((strtotime($date1) < strtotime($date2)) || (strtotime($date1) > strtotime($date3))) to if((strtotime($date1) <= strtotime($date2)) && (strtotime($date1) >= strtotime($date3))){

    It's also significantly easier if you're using DateTime objects:

    $date1 = new DateTime('20-08-2017');
$date2 = new DateTime('-3 months');
$date3 = new DateTime('-6 months');

if($date1 < $date2 && $date1 > $date3) {
    echo "Inside Range";
} else {
    echo "Out of Range";
}