note 17259 modified in function.checkdate by zak
| From: | zak@php.net | Date: | Sun, 02 Dec 2001 08:13:25 +0000 |
| Subject: | note 17259 modified in function.checkdate by zak | ||
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[Editor's Note:
This function is best suited to situations where one has individual fields of date data to work
with. For working with free-form text dates, see strtotime()
--zak@php.net]
One thing I am seeing in all these replies is that you are assuming the user (idiot) is going to
enter a date in the format you want. What if they enter "my dog?" Here are some other
entries that wouldn't pass through the sample codes I've seen so far:
Nov 31, 70
November 31, 1970
11 31, 70
11/31.1970
Never underestimate stupid users.
With ASP I could simply throw anything into IsDate("Insert_Input_Here") and it would tell
me if that value was a date or not. From there I was free to format it anyway I wanted to.
I have switched from ASP to PHP and I'm amazed that such a basic request is not taken care of
naturally, instead of coming up with hacks to do the job.
Signed,
Sad
--was--
One thing I am seeing in all these replies is that you are assuming the user (idiot) is going to
enter a date in the format you want. What if they enter "my dog?" Here are some other
entries that wouldn't pass through the sample codes I've seen so far:
Nov 31, 70
November 31, 1970
11 31, 70
11/31.1970
Never underestimate stupid users.
With ASP I could simply throw anything into IsDate("Insert_Input_Here") and it would tell
me if that value was a date or not. From there I was free to format it anyway I wanted to.
I have switched from ASP to PHP and I'm amazed that such a basic request is not taken care of
naturally, instead of coming up with hacks to do the job.
Signed,
Sad
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.checkdate.php