Need help writing PHP if statement using a date comparison

Question

Using PHP/mySQL
have item records with timestamp at insert in column items.item_listed
want to show an image that says 'Item expired', if timestamp is over 60 days ago.
thanks for your help,
Jim Balthrop

Answer 1

integer strtotime(string time)
The function interprets several standard representations of a date, as shown here:
// Absolute dates and times
$var = strtotime("25 December 2002");
$var = strtotime("14/5/1955");
$var = strtotime("Fr1, 7 Sep 2001 10:28:07 -1000");
// The current time:
$var = strtotime("now");
// Relative times
echo strtotime("+1 day");
echo strtotime("-2 weeks");
echo strtotime("+2 hours 2 seconds");
Care should be taken when using strtotime( ) with user-supplied dates. It's better to limit the use of strtotime( ) to cases when the string to be parsed is under the control of the script, for example, checking a minimum age using a relative date:
// date of birth:
$dob = mktime(0, 0, 0, 16, 8, 1982);
// Now check that the individual is over 18
if ((float)$dob < (float)strtotime("-18 years"))   echo "Legal to drive in the state of Victoria";
In your example, you want to simply add 60 days to the timestamp as it relates to the current date and echo the statement based on if else criteria being met.