date_default_timezone_get() = UTC => UTC => UTC
date('Y-m-d h:i:s a') = 2024-11-21 08:43:53 am

1732178633
1610442000
string(4) "TRUE"
TRUE
Is 2024-11-21 08:43:53 am > 2021-01-12 09:00:00 am? TRUE
1732178633
1610442000

date_default_timezone_get() = America/New_York => America/New_York => EST
date('Y-m-d h:i:s a') = 2024-11-21 03:43:53 am

strtotime("now") = 1732178633
strtotime("01/28/2021 5AM") = 1611828000
Is 2024-11-21 03:43:53 am (1732178633) > 2021-01-28 05:00:00 am (1611828000)? TRUE
$test = TRUE
var_dump($test) = string(4) "TRUE"

Is 2024-11-21 5 AM > 1969-12-31? Yes

Is 2024-11-21T03:43:53-05:00 > 1969-12-31T19:00:00-05:00 + 24 hours? Yes.
strtotime('now') = 1732178633
strtotime('today') = 1732165200
$todaydate = date('Y-m-d',strtotime('today')) = 2024-11-21
strtotime($todaydate) = 1732165200

Is the time right now (03:43:53 am, 1732178633) > 5 AM (1732183200)? FALSE
Is the date on the calendar data file (1969-12-31, -68400) < today (2024-11-21, 1732165200)? TRUE
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