isDate isTime

[kproc]

Hi is there a function that will test if a value is a date or a time value in php

[NightShift58]

The closest you get is by using strtotime().

If the function returns anything besides a "-1" (or false, starting with PHP 5.1.0), then you've got a valid date/time... It's a bit iffy, I know...<?php
IF (strtotime($str) !== FALSE AND strtotime($str) <> -1) :
// Possibly a valid date/time
ELSE :
// Definitely not a valid date/time
ENDIF;
?>

[NogDog]

If you have the numeric values for year, month, and day (either explicitly or else parsed from the input value), you can use the checkdate() function (htp://www.php.net/checkdate) to verify that it's a legitimate date.