PHP if between 2 dates

Question

I'm working on a plugin, but I can't get it working.

The code below is supposed to do something when the current date is between 2 chosen dates by the user.

So if date is in between 12-01-2016 ($snow['period_past']) and tomorrow is 12-03-2016 ($snow['period_future']), do something...

$date = date('Y-m-d');
$date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($date));

$snowStart = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($snow['period_past']));
$snowEnd = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($snow['period_future']));

if (($date > $snowStart) && ($date < $snowEnd)) {
         // do this and that
}

The code above works, but it only works between the dates. How can I make it work so it also works when its at the $snow['period_past'] date and $snow['period_future'] date?

Sorry for my bad explanation, English is not my native language.

Not not sure exactly what you're trying to do... maybe >= <= — Elroy Jetson, Dec 02 '16 at 20:08
Possible duplicate of [PHP check if date between two dates](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19070116/php-check-if-date-between-two-dates) — Jorge Y. C. Rodriguez, Dec 02 '16 at 20:13
@jycr753 I'm sorry but this question is not a duplicate, please read my post so you get my point — Jerrald, Dec 02 '16 at 20:14

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 02 '16 at 20:09

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if (($date >= $snowStart) && ($date <= $snowEnd)) 
{
     // do this and that
}

answered Dec 02 '16 at 20:09

Nandan Bhat

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 02 '16 at 20:11

You are doing a greater than > or less than < comparison.

To get the condition to meet when the date is equal to $snow['period_past'] or $snow['period_future'], you should have the following comparison in place:

if (($date >= $snowStart) && ($date =< $snowEnd)) 
{
   // your code here
}

PHP if between 2 dates

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