[SOLVED] Best way of testing if datestamp in field is '3 months old' in autoaction?

Hi Guys

I have a function where I put a datestamp in a field.
I need to check if that is then three months old.
So I will create an autoaction that triggers on 'Users'.

But what is the smartest way of checking if the date is three months old?

For now the datestamp is done with this:
[cb:parse function="time"][cb:date format="Y-m-d" /][/cb:parse]
As this is not in use yet, it can be changed if it's not the best way of doing it?

The time function in short is just running the supplied string through strtotime. The optional time parameter is strtotime with the string set as now with the time being the time parameter. See the below for strtotime documentation.

php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php

How you use it is entirely up to you, but the easiest is to just output what month it is and check if it's greater than or equal to 3. Examples as follows.

[cb:date format="m" /] Greater Than or Equal To 3

[cb:parse function="date" date-format="m" time-format=""]2015-01-13 16:22:43[/cb:parse] Greater Than or Equal To 3

Hi Kyle

Hmm, how does that tell me if the datestamp is three months old?
Doesn't that just tell me if it's in one of the first three months?

It means it's March or later. I guess it doesn't but you didn't provide what it's supposed to be comparing to. 3 months older than what? Do you mean is today 3 months older than the date? That would be an entirely different comparison.

Not entirely true. But I'll try and explain more.clearly.
I have a field, in that field I'm going to place a timestamp of today.
I then need to make a function that triggers if that stamp is three months old.
So three months after the field is set, something happens.

Ok, to do that you need to take that timestamp, add 3 months, then see if it's less than or equal to current timestamp. The below should do this.

[cb:parse function="time" time="+3 MONTHS"][cb_timestamp][/cb:parse] Less Than or Equal To [cb:parse function="time"][cb:date format="Y-m-d" /][/cb:parse]

Change Y-m-d to Y-m-d H:i:s if you need time exact time as well.