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JavaScript

var date = "09/12/2013";
//alert(date);

var d = new Date();
var month = d.getMonth() + 1;
var day = d.getDate();
var todaysDate = +(('' + day).length < 2 ? '0' : '') + day + '/' + (('' + month).length < 2 ? '0' : '') + month + '/' + d.getFullYear();
//alert(todaysDate);


if (date < todaysDate) {
    alert("in the past");
} else {
    alert("in the future");
}