> > > I want to thank you, Daniel, for this help. - I was looking for an > "isarray" type function There is no such function or facility in php. However you can check date in string by DateTime object also try { $date = new DateTime('2000-01-01'); } catch (Exception $e) { echo $e->getMessage(); exit(1); } Check php.net/datetime.construct -- Shiplu.Mokadd.im ImgSign.com | A dynamic signature machine Innovation distinguishes between follower and leader