[SOLVED] Compare dates???

Hi Everyone,

I'm new to this forum.  I hope this is the right place for my question.

Background:

I need to populate a variable with the correct season (fall, spring, summer, or winter).  I will use this to point to the correct image folder.

Here's what I have so far, but for some reason does not work correctly.  Any thoughts/suggestions would be great.  View source below...thanks in advance.

If you know of a better way (I know there is) please let me know.

<?php
$todayDate = date('y-m-d');
$currYear = date('y-');
$fallSeason = $currYear . '09-22';
$springSeason = $currYear . '03-21';
$winterSeason = $currYear . '12-22';
$summerSeason = $currYear . '06-21';
$season = '';

// convert date with strtotime() function
$today = strtotime($todayDate);
$fall = strtotime($fallSeason);
$spring = strtotime($springSeason);
$winter = strtotime($winterSeason);
$summer = strtotime($summerSeason);

if ($today > $fall) {
	$season = "fall";
} else if ($today > $spring) {
	$season = "spring";	
} else if ($today > $winter) {
	$season = "winter";	
} else {
	$season = "summer";	
}

// Everything below is for display only
if ($today > $fall) {
	echo ('<h1>It\'s true: fall</h1>');
} else {
	echo ('<h1>not fall</h1>');
}

if ($today > $spring) {
	echo ('<h1>It\'s true: spring</h1>');
} else {
	echo ('<h1>not spring</h1>');
}

if ($today > $winter) {
	echo ('<h1>It\'s true: winter</h1>');
} else {
	echo ('<h1>not winter</h1>');
}

if ($today > $summer) {
	echo ('<h1>It\'s true: summer</h1><hr>');
} else {
	echo ('<h1>not summer</h1><hr>');
}

echo ('<h1>Today\'s Date: ' . $today . '</h1>');
echo ('<h1>Today\'s Season: ' . $season . '</h1><hr>');
echo ('<h1>Fall: ' . $fall . '</h1>');
echo ('<h1>Spring: ' . $spring . '</h1>');
echo ('<h1>Winter: ' . $winter . '</h1>');
echo ('<h1>Summer: ' . $summer . '</h1>');
?>

How does it not work correctly?  It tells me the current season is fall, which sounds about right for the northern hemisphere.

well seeing your code

if ($today > $fall) {
	echo ('<h1>It\'s true: fall</h1>');
} else {
	echo ('<h1>not fall</h1>');
}

you will have to specify a range like fall is between October to december otherwise looking at you code it would override. consider the following

if ($today > $fall && $today < $spring) {
	echo ('<h1>It\'s true: fall</h1>');
} else {
	echo ('<h1>not fall</h1>');
}

hope its helpful

Background:

I need to populate a variable with the correct season (fall, spring, summer, or winter).  I will use this to point to the correct image folder.

 

If you know of a better way (I know there is) please let me know.

http://code-bin.homedns.org/62

This what you're looking for?

http://code-bin.homedns.org/62

That code was short enough to post in your reply here. Why take us to another site just to see it?

Ken

pkSML,

Thanks...that works great and very simple.  Everyone...thanks for your input and fast response.

SOLVED!!!

mdawg