Get date from input form within PHP

Question

I\'m trying to retrieve a date from a date input form and I just can\'t get it to work properly. The code I\'m using now only returns an error and this date: 1970-01-01. Tha

Answer 1

Validate the INPUT.

$time = strtotime($_POST['dateFrom']);
if ($time) {
  $new_date = date('Y-m-d', $time);
  echo $new_date;
} else {
   echo 'Invalid Date: ' . $_POST['dateFrom'];
  // fix it.
}

Answer 2

    <?php
if (isset($_POST['birthdate'])) {
    $timestamp = strtotime($_POST['birthdate']); 
    $date=date('d',$timestamp);
    $month=date('m',$timestamp);
    $year=date('Y',$timestamp);
}
?>