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PHP CRUD Operations with PHP Creating Records Validating User Data

Posted by Josh Bailey
Josh Bailey
6,593 Points

Challenge task not admitting my function works

<?php

function valid_sql_date($date) { $datematch = explode('-',$date); if ( (strlen($datematch[0]) != 4) || (strlen($datematch[1]) != 2) || (strlen($datematch[2]) != 2) || (!checkdate($datematch[2], $datematch[1], $datematch[0])) ) { return false; } else { return true; } } $d = "1996-08-08"; echo var_dump(valid_sql_date($d));

This is my code. Works in the preview, returns bool(true), and false if I enter an invalid date. So why wont the challenge accept it?

index.php 
<?php

function valid_sql_date($date) {
  $datematch = explode('-',$date);
  if ( (strlen($datematch[0]) != 4) || (strlen($datematch[1]) != 2) || (strlen($datematch[2]) != 2)
            || (!checkdate($datematch[2], $datematch[1], $datematch[0])) ) {
    return false;
  } else {
    return true;
  }
}
$d = "1996-08-08";
echo var_dump(valid_sql_date($d));

2 Answers

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,967 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,967 Points

From the PHP docs on checkdate

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

If the date is in format YYYY-MM-DD then you have the day and month reversed. Try:

(!checkdate($datematch[1], $datematch[2], $datematch[0]))
Josh Bailey
Josh Bailey
6,593 Points
Josh Bailey
Josh Bailey
6,593 Points

oh of course the checkdate function is month, day, year .... I'm from the UK and just assumed the checkdate function was day, month, year .... thanks for this