p>比较时间戳：

  if（strtotime（$ numeric。。 F））< time（））{
 //旧的
} else {
 //新的
} 
 pre> 

这是可能的 strtotime（）返回从1.1.1970和 time（）。在PHP中，你可以轻松地比较整数... 
 
given this kind of date object 
date("m/d/Y", strtotime($numerical." ".$day." of ".date("F")))

where it may give a mm/dd/yyyy day that is the "first Monday of August", for instance

how can I decide if this date is greater than, less than, or equal to today's date?

I need a now() method that works in this format and can be compared between date objects

I haven't tried date() < date() , yet. But I don't think that will work

any insight appreciated
Compare the timestamps:
if (strtotime($numerical." ".$day." of ".date("F")) < time()) {
    // older
} else {
    // newer
}
This is possible as strtotime() returns the seconds since 1.1.1970 and time() too. And in PHP you can easily compare integers...