On Apr 9, 2005 1:09 PM, Ryan A <ryan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > So how can I compare 2 timedates which are: > > now() and now() + 5 mins > > to see if I get a positive or negitive value? mysql> select NOW() > DATE_ADD( NOW(), INTERVAL 5 MINUTE ); +----------------------------------------------+ | NOW() > DATE_ADD( NOW(), INTERVAL 5 MINUTE ) | +----------------------------------------------+ | 0 | +----------------------------------------------+ 1 row in set (0.01 sec) mysql> select NOW() < DATE_ADD( NOW(), INTERVAL 5 MINUTE ); +----------------------------------------------+ | NOW() < DATE_ADD( NOW(), INTERVAL 5 MINUTE ) | +----------------------------------------------+ | 1 | +----------------------------------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) -- Greg Donald Zend Certified Engineer http://destiney.com/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php