[SOLVED] check date() w/ empty()/null var

[programguru]

Hmmm... I don't see an out on this, but was wondering if you know of a function or method to do this business:

 

My script works perfect with the exception of my empty() function, because I see the date() function creates a value regardless if my field $date_start (from my table) is in fact empty.

 

I'm just trying to echo nothing if the value of $date_start is NULL (blank). Any ideas where to look on this one?

....

$date_start = $row['date_start'];

$date_end = $row['date_end'];

 

$date_start_converted = date("M jS, Y", strtotime($date_start));

$date_end_converted = date("M jS, Y", strtotime($date_end));

 

if (empty($date_start_converted)) {

$date_start_converted = "";

}

 

....

 

[genericnumber1]

Erm..

 

<?php
$date_start = $row['date_start'];
$date_start_converted = "";
if (!empty($date_start)) {
   $date_end = $row['date_end'];

   $date_start_converted = date("M jS, Y", strtotime($date_start));
   $date_end_converted = date("M jS, Y", strtotime($date_end));
}

?

[programguru]

I see how that would work and why now my method was totally bunk. Nice logic.