input form date check help

[PRodgers4284]

I have a form that check the format of a date but i need it to check whether the date is equal to the todays current date or after. I dont what the users to be able to enter a date that has already past, can anyone help?

 

I have the following code:

 

//Date check) 

if (empty($date)) {
//Set the error_stat to 1, which means that an error has occurred
$error_stat = 1;

//Set the message to tell the user to enter a dob
$date_message = '*Please enter a closing date*';
}

//Check the format and explode into $parts
  elseif (!ereg("^([0-9]{2})/([0-9]{2})/([0-9]{4})$", 
          $date, $parts)){
$error_stat = 1; 	

//Set the message to tell the user the date is invalid
$date_message = '*Invalid date, must be DD/MM/YYYY format*';
}
    
  elseif (!checkdate($parts[2],$parts[1],$parts[3]))
  {
  $error_stat = 1; 
  
  //Set the message to tell the date is invalid for the month entered
$date_message = '*Invalid date, month must be between 1-12*';
}

elseif (intval($parts[3]) < 2008 || 
          intval($parts[3]) > intval(date("Y")))
  {
    
    $error_stat = 1; 

   //Set the message to tell the user the date is invalid for the year entered
$date_message = '*Invalid date*';
  }

[revraz]

Convert your MM/DD/YYYY into YYYY-MM-DD and you can do a compare to NOW using MySQL or convert to Unix time and you can compare to date()

[PRodgers4284]

have do i compare the dates, will it require alot of changes?

[revraz]

You compare by simply doing

 

if $date >= NOW() or if $date >= date()

 

but you need to convert it first.

[PRodgers4284]

You compare by simply doing

 

if $date >= NOW() or if $date >= date()

 

but you need to convert it first.

 

 

Thanks for that, appreciate your help, il give that try

[PRodgers4284]

I have the following code now, but im getting an error on the line "if $date >= NOW() or if $date >= date()" not sure if i have put this is correct.

 

My code is now

 

//Date check) 

if (empty($date)) {
//Set the error_stat to 1, which means that an error has occurred
$error_stat = 1;

//Set the message to tell the user to enter a dob
$date_message = '*Please enter a closing date*';
}

//Check the format and explode into $parts
  elseif (!ereg("^([0-9]{4})/([0-9]{2})/([0-9]{2})$", 
          $date, $parts)){
$error_stat = 1; 	

//Set the message to tell the user the date is invalid
$date_message = '*Invalid date, must be YYYY/MM/DD format*';
}
    
  elseif (!checkdate($parts[2],$parts[1],$parts[3]))
  {
  $error_stat = 1; 
  
  //Set the message to tell the date is invalid for the month entered
$date_message = '*Invalid date, month must be between 1-12*';
}

if $date >= NOW() or if $date >= date()   
  {
    
    $error_stat = 1; 

   //Set the message to tell the user the date is invalid for the year entered
$date_message = '*Invalid date*';
  }

 

 

[revraz]

You took my post literaly, it was merely an example of what you can do.  My post was a reference on how to do it, not actual code.

[PRodgers4284]

I have the following code for the date check, but im not sure if im doin it correctly:

 

//Date check) 

if (empty($date)) {
//Set the error_stat to 1, which means that an error has occurred
$error_stat = 1;

//Set the message to tell the user to enter a dob
$date_message = '*Please enter job closing date*';
}

//Check the format and explode into $parts
  elseif (!ereg("^([0-9]{4})/([0-9]{2})/([0-9]{2})$", 
          $date, $parts)){
$error_stat = 1; 	

//Set the message to tell the user the date is invalid
$date_message = '*Invalid closing date, must be YYYY/MM/DD format*';
}
    
  elseif (!checkdate($parts[2],$parts[1],$parts[3]))
  {
  $error_stat = 1; 
  
  //Set the message to tell the date is invalid for the month entered
$date_message = '*Invalid date, month must be between 1-12*';
}

if ($date <= NOW || $date <= date);   
  { 
     
    $error_stat = 1;  

   //Set the message to tell the user the date is invalid for the year entered 
    $date_message = '*Invalid date*'; 
  }