date_default_timezone_get() = UTC => UTC => UTC
date('Y-m-d h:i:s a') = 2026-08-25 10:22:10 pm

1787696530
1610442000
string(4) "TRUE"
TRUE
Is 2026-08-25 10:22:10 pm > 2021-01-12 09:00:00 am? TRUE
1787696530
1610442000

date_default_timezone_get() = America/New_York => America/New_York => EDT
date('Y-m-d h:i:s a') = 2026-08-25 06:22:10 pm

strtotime("now") = 1787696530
strtotime("01/28/2021 5AM") = 1611828000
Is 2026-08-25 06:22:10 pm (1787696530) > 2021-01-28 05:00:00 am (1611828000)? TRUE
$test = TRUE
var_dump($test) = string(4) "TRUE"

Is 2026-08-25 5 AM > 1969-12-31? Yes

Is 2026-08-25T18:22:10-04:00 > 1969-12-31T19:00:00-05:00 + 24 hours? Yes.
strtotime('now') = 1787696530
strtotime('today') = 1787630400
$todaydate = date('Y-m-d',strtotime('today')) = 2026-08-25
strtotime($todaydate) = 1787630400

Is the time right now (06:22:10 pm, 1787696530) > 5 AM (1787648400)? TRUE
Is the date on the calendar data file (1969-12-31, -68400) < today (2026-08-25, 1787630400)? TRUE
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