<?php $date_now = new DateTime(); $date2 = new DateTime("01/02/2016"); if ($date_now > $date2) { echo 'greater than'; }else{ echo 'Less than'; }
<?php $date_now = date("Y-m-d"); // this format is string comparable if ($date_now > '2016-01-02') { echo 'greater than'; }else{ echo 'Less than'; }