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8,704 PointsDate validation
I am trying to solve this exercise can somebody help me
<?php
function valid_sql_date($date) {
//add code here
$datex = explode("-",$date);
if( strlen($datex[0] != 2) ||
strlen($datex[1] != 2) || strlen($datex[2] != 4) ||
!checkdate($datex[0],$datex[1],$datex[2])){
return true;
}else{
return false;
}
}
1 Answer
Oziel Perez
61,321 PointsYou are checking the date parts backwards. The date that is supplied to you is in this format: "YYYY-MM-DD". Simply switch $datex[0] with $datex[2]