diff --git a/system/helpers/date_helper.php b/system/helpers/date_helper.php
index 5f0427f..0bda333 100644
--- a/system/helpers/date_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/date_helper.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 	{
 		$CI =& get_instance();
 
-		if (strtolower($CI->config->item('time_reference')) == 'gmt')
+		if (strtolower($CI->config->item('time_reference')) === 'gmt')
 		{
 			$now = time();
 			$system_time = mktime(gmdate("H", $now), gmdate("i", $now), gmdate("s", $now), gmdate("m", $now), gmdate("d", $now), gmdate("Y", $now));
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@
 	 */
 	function mdate($datestr = '', $time = '')
 	{
-		if ($datestr == '')
+		if ($datestr === '')
 		{
 			return '';
 		}
 
-		$time = ($time == '') ? now() : $time;
+		$time = ($time === '') ? now() : $time;
 
 		$datestr = str_replace(
 			'%\\',
@@ -280,14 +280,14 @@
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		if ( ! is_numeric($year) OR strlen($year) != 4)
+		if ( ! is_numeric($year) OR strlen($year) !== 4)
 		{
 			$year = date('Y');
 		}
 
-		if ($month == 2)
+		if ($month === 2)
 		{
-			if ($year % 400 == 0 OR ($year % 4 == 0 && $year % 100 != 0))
+			if ($year % 400 === 0 OR ($year % 4 === 0 && $year % 100 !== 0))
 			{
 				return 29;
 			}
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
 	 */
 	function local_to_gmt($time = '')
 	{
-		if ($time == '')
+		if ($time === '')
 		{
 			$time = time();
 		}
@@ -344,14 +344,14 @@
 	 */
 	function gmt_to_local($time = '', $timezone = 'UTC', $dst = FALSE)
 	{
-		if ($time == '')
+		if ($time === '')
 		{
 			return now();
 		}
 
 		$time += timezones($timezone) * 3600;
 
-		if ($dst == TRUE)
+		if ($dst === TRUE)
 		{
 			$time += 3600;
 		}
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
 	{
 		$r  = date('Y', $time).'-'.date('m', $time).'-'.date('d', $time).' ';
 
-		if ($fmt == 'us')
+		if ($fmt === 'us')
 		{
 			$r .= date('h', $time).':'.date('i', $time);
 		}
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
 			$r .= ':'.date('s', $time);
 		}
 
-		if ($fmt == 'us')
+		if ($fmt === 'us')
 		{
 			$r .= ' '.date('A', $time);
 		}
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@
 	 */
 	function human_to_unix($datestr = '')
 	{
-		if ($datestr == '')
+		if ($datestr === '')
 		{
 			return FALSE;
 		}
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@
 				$hour += 12;
 			}
 
-			if (substr($ampm, 0, 1) === 'a' && $hour == 12)
+			if (substr($ampm, 0, 1) === 'a' && $hour === 12)
 			{
 				$hour =  '00';
 			}
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@
 		// Any other kind of string, when converted into UNIX time,
 		// produces "0 seconds after epoc..." is probably bad...
 		// return "Invalid Date".
-		if (date('U', strtotime($bad_date)) == '0')
+		if (date('U', strtotime($bad_date)) === '0')
 		{
 			return 'Invalid Date';
 		}
@@ -591,11 +591,11 @@
 		$CI =& get_instance();
 		$CI->lang->load('date');
 
-		$default = ($default == 'GMT') ? 'UTC' : $default;
+		$default = ($default === 'GMT') ? 'UTC' : $default;
 
 		$menu = '<select name="'.$name.'"';
 
-		if ($class != '')
+		if ($class !== '')
 		{
 			$menu .= ' class="'.$class.'"';
 		}
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@
 
 		foreach (timezones() as $key => $val)
 		{
-			$selected = ($default == $key) ? ' selected="selected"' : '';
+			$selected = ($default === $key) ? ' selected="selected"' : '';
 			$menu .= '<option value="'.$key.'"'.$selected.'>'.$CI->lang->line($key)."</option>\n";
 		}
 
@@ -673,12 +673,12 @@
 			'UP14'		=> +14
 		);
 
-		if ($tz == '')
+		if ($tz === '')
 		{
 			return $zones;
 		}
 
-		$tz = ($tz == 'GMT') ? 'UTC' : $tz;
+		$tz = ($tz === 'GMT') ? 'UTC' : $tz;
 
 		return isset($zones[$tz]) ? $zones[$tz] : 0;
 	}