Zend_Date

Using the Zend_Date class:

The following shows how you make a Zend_Date object from a MYSQL timestamp and how to do things with it.

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1.    
2. $date = new Zend_Date($timestamp);  
3.   
4. //Compare with now but first add a week.  
5. $date->add('7', Zend_Date::DAY);  
6. if($date->compare(new Zend_Date()) == -1) {  
7.     //$date has not accoured yet, since now is "smaller" than $date.  
8. } else {  
9.     //$date has accoured, since now is "larger" than $date.  
10. }  
11.   
12. //Write it out in a way MYSQL timestamp understands  
13. $sql_date_pattern = 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss';  
14. echo $date->get($sql_date_pattern);  

 
$date = new Zend_Date($timestamp);

//Compare with now but first add a week.
$date->add('7', Zend_Date::DAY);
if($date->compare(new Zend_Date()) == -1) {
    //$date has not accoured yet, since now is "smaller" than $date.
} else {
    //$date has accoured, since now is "larger" than $date.
}

//Write it out in a way MYSQL timestamp understands
$sql_date_pattern = 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss';
echo $date->get($sql_date_pattern);