How to check if time is between two times in PHP

php, time

Solution

$current_time = "4:59 pm";
$sunrise = "5:42 am";
$sunset = "6:26 pm";
$date1 = DateTime::createFromFormat('h:i a', $current_time);
$date2 = DateTime::createFromFormat('h:i a', $sunrise);
$date3 = DateTime::createFromFormat('h:i a', $sunset);
if ($date1 > $date2 && $date1 < $date3)
{
   echo 'here';
}

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Reference

- DateTime

Problem

I have following three strings (current time, sunset and sunrise), how can I find if the current time is between the sunrise and sunset? ``` $current_time = "10:59 pm"; $sunrise = "5:42 am"; $sunset = "6:26 pm"; ```

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