<?php
$input_date = 'July 1, 2016';
$date = \DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d', $input_date);
if (empty($date)) {
$date = \DateTime::createFromFormat('m/d/Y', $input_date);
if (empty($date)) {
throw new \Exception("Date field asdf not in the required format (MM/DD/YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD).");
}
}
var_dump($date);
Fatal error: Uncaught Exception: Date field asdf not in the required format (MM/DD/YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD). in /in/DJuVk:9
Stack trace:
#0 {main}
thrown in /in/DJuVk on line 9
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 8.3.5
Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'sodium.so' (tried: /usr/lib/php/8.3.5/modules/sodium.so (libsodium.so.23: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory), /usr/lib/php/8.3.5/modules/sodium.so.so (/usr/lib/php/8.3.5/modules/sodium.so.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)) in Unknown on line 0
Fatal error: Uncaught Exception: Date field asdf not in the required format (MM/DD/YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD). in /in/DJuVk:9
Stack trace:
#0 {main}
thrown in /in/DJuVk on line 9
Process exited with code 255.