/**
* Returns the earliest known event start date, which can be expected to be a string
* in MySQL datetime format (unless some other specific format is provided).
*
* If this is impossible to determine it will return boolean false.
*
* @param string $format
*
* @return mixed bool|string
*/
function tribe_events_earliest_date($format = TribeDateUtils::DBDATETIMEFORMAT)
{
// Check if the earliest start date is already known
$earliest = tribe_get_option('earliest_date', false);
if (false !== $earliest) {
return TribeDateUtils::reformat($earliest, $format);
}
// If not, try to determine now
TribeEvents::instance()->rebuild_known_range();
$earliest = tribe_get_option('earliest_date', false);
if (false !== $earliest) {
return TribeDateUtils::reformat($earliest, $format);
}
return false;
}
