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PHP - Validate a date
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/** | |
* Validate a date. | |
* | |
* Source: http://www.phpro.org/examples/Validate-Date-Using-PHP.html | |
* | |
* @param string $date | |
* @param string $format | |
* @return bool | |
* | |
*/ | |
function validateDate($date, $format = 'DD/MM/YYYY') | |
{ | |
switch ($format) { | |
case 'YYYY/MM/DD': | |
case 'YYYY-MM-DD': | |
list($y, $m, $d) = preg_split('/[-\.\/ ]/', $date); | |
break; | |
case 'YYYY/DD/MM': | |
case 'YYYY-DD-MM': | |
list($y, $d, $m) = preg_split('/[-\.\/ ]/', $date); | |
break; | |
case 'DD-MM-YYYY': | |
case 'DD/MM/YYYY': | |
list($d, $m, $y) = preg_split('/[-\.\/ ]/', $date); | |
break; | |
case 'MM-DD-YYYY': | |
case 'MM/DD/YYYY': | |
list($m, $d, $y) = preg_split('/[-\.\/ ]/', $date); | |
break; | |
case 'YYYYMMDD': | |
$y = substr($date, 0, 4); | |
$m = substr($date, 4, 2); | |
$d = substr($date, 6, 2); | |
break; | |
case 'YYYYDDMM': | |
$y = substr($date, 0, 4); | |
$d = substr($date, 4, 2); | |
$m = substr($date, 6, 2); | |
break; | |
default: | |
return FALSE; | |
} | |
return @checkdate($m, $d, $y); | |
} |
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