+
+// ttStartsWith functions checks if a string starts with a given substring.
+function ttStartsWith($string, $startString)
+{
+ $len = strlen($startString);
+ return (substr($string, 0, $len) === $startString);
+}
+
+// ttDateToUserFormat converts a date from database format to user format.
+function ttDateToUserFormat($date)
+{
+ global $user;
+ $o_date = new DateAndTime(DB_DATEFORMAT, $date);
+ return $o_date->toString($user->date_format);
+}