Date Compare in YII model search function

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label($model,'fromdate'); ?>
          widget('zii.widgets.jui.CJuiDatePicker',array(
                                'id'=>'HolidayHolidayrange_fromdate',
                                'name'=>'HolidayHolidayrange[fromdate]',
                                'value'=>$model->fromdate==''?'':date('d-m-Y',strtotime($model->fromdate)),  
                                'options'=>array(
                                    'dateFormat' => 'dd-mm-yy',
                                    'showAnim'=>'slide',
                                    'showButtonPanel'=>true,
                                    'changeMonth'=>true,
                                    'changeYear'=>true,
                                    'yearRange'=>'1900:'.date('Y'),
                                ),
                                'htmlOptions'=>array(
                                    'style'=>'',
                                    'placeHolder'=>'End Date'
                                ),
                            ));
                            ?>
 

label($model,'todate'); ?>
                widget('zii.widgets.jui.CJuiDatePicker',array(
                                'id'=>'HolidayHolidayrange_todate',
                                'name'=>'HolidayHolidayrange[todate]',
                                'value'=>$model->todate==''?'':date('d-m-Y',strtotime($model->todate)),  
                                'options'=>array(
                                    'dateFormat' => 'dd-mm-yy',
                                    'showAnim'=>'slide',
                                    'showButtonPanel'=>true,
                                    'changeMonth'=>true,
                                    'changeYear'=>true,
                                    'yearRange'=>'1900:'.date('Y'),
                                ),
                                'htmlOptions'=>array(
                                    'style'=>'',
                                    'placeHolder'=>'End Date'
                                ),
                            ));
                            ?>
 

Model's Search function

public function search()
 {
           ....................
        if(!empty($this->fromdate))  
        $criteria->addCondition('fromdate > "'.date("Y-m-d",strtotime($this->fromdate)).'" ');
   
        if(!empty($this->todate))
        $criteria->addCondition('todate < "'.date("Y-m-d",strtotime($this->todate)).'" ');
         .......................
       }