Using filter_var() to verify date?

Question

I\'m obviously not using filter_var() correctly. I need to check that the user has entered a valid date, in the form \"dd/mm/yyyy\".

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Answer 1

Using regex to validate date is a bad idea .. Imagine 99/99/9999 can easily be seen as a valid date .. you should checkdate

bool checkdate ( int $month , int $day , int $year )

Simple Usage

$date = "01/02/0000";
$date = date_parse($date); // or date_parse_from_format("d/m/Y", $date);
if (checkdate($date['month'], $date['day'], $date['year'])) {
    // Valid Date
}