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Read this while I put together an example that shows how this kind of testing is done.<br />
<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/Web_Development/Web_Languages-Standards/PHP/A_201-Handling-date-and-time-in-PHP-and-MySQL.html" rel="ugc">https://www.experts-exchange.com/Web_Development/Web_Languages-Standards/PHP/A_201-Handling-date-and-time-in-PHP-and-MySQL.html</a><br />
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Back in a moment... ~Ray
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Read this while I put together an example that shows how this kind of testing is done.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Web_Development/Web_Languages-Standards/PHP/A_201-Handling-date-and-time-in-PHP-and-MySQL.html [https://www.experts-exchange.com/Web_Development/Web_Languages-Standards/PHP/A_201-Handling-date-and-time-in-PHP-and-MySQL.html]

Back in a moment... ~Ray

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I strongly suggest you also add a client validation since it is not worth going to the backend if the dates are wrong. That said, you always should test on the server too...
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I strongly suggest you also add a client validation since it is not worth going to the backend if the dates are wrong. That said, you always should test on the server too...

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Hi,<br />
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I do not have much experience coding and am trying to compare 2 dates as part of a form validation. <br />
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Basically, user inputs a &quot;depart&quot; date and a &quot;return&quot; date to a form. &nbsp;The dates need to be compared, and if the return date is earlier than the depart date it should throw an error &quot;Return date must be later than depart date&quot; and stop the form from being sent with wrong dates. <br />
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Any help is appreciated!!<br />
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Thanks!
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Hi,

I do not have much experience coding and am trying to compare 2 dates as part of a form validation. 

Basically, user inputs a "depart" date and a "return" date to a form.  The dates need to be compared, and if the return date is earlier than the depart date it should throw an error "Return date must be later than depart date" and stop the form from being sent with wrong dates. 

Any help is appreciated!!

Thanks!

Compare 2 dates from Form with PHP

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