try this : $date = "30/12/1982 15:30"
if (preg_match("/\d{2}\/\d{2}\/\d{4}\s\d{2}:\d{2}/i",$date )) { echo "Date is valid"; } else { echo "Date NOT valid"; } hope it will help you -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php