PHP Carbon

        use Carbon\Carbon;

        $oldDate = '2023-7-15';
        $todayDate = date('Y-m-d');//Todday's date 30-07-23
        $futureDate = '2023-08-3';

        $parseOldDate = Carbon::parse($oldDate);
        $parseTodayDate = Carbon::parse($todayDate);
        $parseFutureDate = Carbon::parse($futureDate);


          if ($parseOldDate->isPast())
             {
             return "this $oldDate is in the past ";    // check if date is in the past
            }                                           //ouputs : this 2023-07-15 in the past

         if($parseFutureDate->isFuture())                // check if date is in the future
            {
             return "this $futureDate is in the future ";  // outputs: this 2023-08-3 in the future
           }

        // if($parseTodayDate->isToday()){ // check if date is in the past
        //     return "this $todayDate is in the today ";
        // }

        /* if( date('w') !=0 && date('w') !=6)    // check if day is weekend (Saturday or Sunday)
        {
            return "Today is  not weekend ";
        } */

       /*  if($parseTodayDate->isWeekend()){ //check if day is weekend (Saturday or Sunday)
            return "Today is weekend ";
        }  */

      /*   if($parseTodayDate->isWeekday()){ //check if day is weekend (Saturday or Sunday)
            return "Today is weekday ";
        }  */