note 109924 added to function.checkdate

Try simplicity ;) list($year, $month, $day) = sscanf($data, '%d-%d-%d'); if (!checkdate($month, $day, $year)) { return FALSE; } ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 39.47.67.11 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.checkdate.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/109924 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/109924/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/109924/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/109924/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/109924/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/109924/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/109924/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/109924 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/109924 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php