date_default_timezone_get() = UTC => UTC => UTC
date('Y-m-d h:i:s a') = 2025-12-05 09:10:11 am

1764925811
1610442000
string(4) "TRUE"
TRUE
Is 2025-12-05 09:10:11 am > 2021-01-12 09:00:00 am? TRUE
1764925811
1610442000

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date_default_timezone_get() = America/New_York => America/New_York => EST
date('Y-m-d h:i:s a') = 2025-12-05 04:10:11 am

strtotime("now") = 1764925811
strtotime("01/28/2021 5AM") = 1611828000
Is 2025-12-05 04:10:11 am (1764925811) > 2021-01-28 05:00:00 am (1611828000)? TRUE
$test = TRUE
var_dump($test) = string(4) "TRUE"

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Is 2025-12-05 5 AM > 1969-12-31? Yes

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Is 2025-12-05T04:10:11-05:00 > 1969-12-31T19:00:00-05:00 + 24 hours? Yes.

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strtotime('now') = 1764925811
strtotime('today') = 1764910800
$todaydate = date('Y-m-d',strtotime('today')) = 2025-12-05
strtotime($todaydate) = 1764910800

Is the time right now (04:10:11 am, 1764925811) > 5 AM (1764928800)? FALSE
Is the date on the calendar data file (1969-12-31, -68400) < today (2025-12-05, 1764910800)? TRUE
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