PHP preg_match with working regex [duplicate]

Answer 1

Returns true for me. Try this regex instead:

function validateDate($date) {
  echo $date;
  if( !preg_match("/^(\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2}) (\d{2}):(\d{2}):(\d{2})$/",$date,$m)) return false;
  if( !checkdate($m[1],$m[2],$m[0])) return false;
  if( $m[3] > 23) return false;
  if( $m[4] > 59) return false;
  if( $m[5] > 59) return false;
  return true;
}

It is easier to validate format in RegEx, followed by validating content with targeted functions, than to try and do everything in RegEx.