How to interpret HTML5 input date value using PHP

Issue

I need to let the users pick a date (preferable in the format dd/mm/yy) and I decide to try out new HTML5 input date type. However I don't know how to interpret the value it gives on the server side. The value I get is yyyy-mm-dd. How can I do this?

What if the user uses an older browser that does not support it, how will they enter the date?

Solution

1. Just convert the date using PHP's date functionality (date(), DateTime, etc)

   $datetime = new DateTime('2012-12-06');

   $new_date = $datetime->format('d/m/Y');

2. They will see a plain text field. It will be up to you to make sure they enter a validate date.

Answered By - John Conde