<?php
function isValidDate(string $date, string $format = 'm/d/Y', string $yearPadding = '19'): bool {
$date = preg_replace_callback(
'~^(\d+)(\D)(\d+)\2(\d{2}|\d{4})$~',
fn($m) => sprintf('%02d/%02d/%d', $m[1], $m[3], str_pad($m[4], 4, $yearPadding, STR_PAD_LEFT)),
$date
); // sanitize
$d = DateTime::createFromFormat($format, $date); // attempt to parse
return $d && $d->format($format) === $date; // check if formatted string is same as sanitized string
}
$tests = [
'1-1-1992',
'1-1-92',
'1-01-1992',
'1-01-92',
'01-1-1992',
'01-1-92',
'01-01-1992',
'01-01/92',
'1/1/1992',
'1/1/92',
'1/01/1992',
'1/01/92',
'01/1/199',
'01/1/92',
'01/01/1992',
'01/01/92'
];
var_export(array_map('isValidDate', $tests));
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