date_default_timezone_get() = UTC => UTC => UTC
date('Y-m-d h:i:s a') = 2025-12-04 07:54:04 am

1764834844
1610442000
string(4) "TRUE"
TRUE
Is 2025-12-04 07:54:04 am > 2021-01-12 09:00:00 am? TRUE
1764834844
1610442000

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date_default_timezone_get() = America/New_York => America/New_York => EST
date('Y-m-d h:i:s a') = 2025-12-04 02:54:04 am

strtotime("now") = 1764834844
strtotime("01/28/2021 5AM") = 1611828000
Is 2025-12-04 02:54:04 am (1764834844) > 2021-01-28 05:00:00 am (1611828000)? TRUE
$test = TRUE
var_dump($test) = string(4) "TRUE"

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Is 2025-12-04 5 AM > 1969-12-31? Yes

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Is 2025-12-04T02:54:04-05:00 > 1969-12-31T19:00:00-05:00 + 24 hours? Yes.

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strtotime('now') = 1764834844
strtotime('today') = 1764824400
$todaydate = date('Y-m-d',strtotime('today')) = 2025-12-04
strtotime($todaydate) = 1764824400

Is the time right now (02:54:04 am, 1764834844) > 5 AM (1764842400)? FALSE
Is the date on the calendar data file (1969-12-31, -68400) < today (2025-12-04, 1764824400)? TRUE
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