The checkdate Function
The checkdate
function checks the validity
of a date. If such a date exists, it returns
true
; otherwise, it returns false
.
Syntax
checkdate(int $month, int $day, int $year): bool
Example
Let's check the correctness of a date:
<?php
var_dump(checkdate(9, 16, 2015));
?>
Code execution result:
true
Example
Now the function is passed an incorrect date
(32
December does not exist) and the function will return false
:
<?php
var_dump(checkdate(12, 32, 2015));
?>
Code execution result:
false