[Phpwm] strtotime() date format

[David Goodwin]

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Alex Mace wrote:
> I think that is the issue - that you have some data that you want to convert
> to a Unix timestamp, but the function that does it (strtotime) requires it
> in the US date format. So a UK user will input it in dd/mm/yyyy but the
> function wants mm/dd/yyyy. Personally, I usually give the user drop downs to
> select a date to try and prevent some dodgy dates getting in and then store
> it in yyyy-mm-dd as strtotime will take that as well, it's easy to store in
> MySQL and you can use it to order by date...
> 
>

I agree; yyyy/mm/dd is the easiest approach; unfortunately some
people/customers prefer dd/mm/yyyy...

David.

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David Goodwin

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