Form Validation - After Date
diff --git a/system/language/english/form_validation_lang.php b/system/language/english/form_validation_lang.php
index 69ea1ac..1362ef0 100644
--- a/system/language/english/form_validation_lang.php
+++ b/system/language/english/form_validation_lang.php
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
$lang['form_validation_not_in'] = 'The {field} field must not be within: {param}.';
$lang['form_validation_date'] = 'The {field} field must be a proper date.';
$lang['form_validation_before_date'] = 'The {field} field must be lesser than {param}.';
+$lang['form_validation_after_date'] = 'The {field} field must be greater than {param}.';
/* End of file form_validation_lang.php */
/* Location: ./system/language/english/form_validation_lang.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
index e5a1fae..778b905 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
@@ -1530,6 +1530,20 @@
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
+ * Date should be greater than $after_date
+ *
+ * @param string
+ * @param string
+ * @return bool
+ */
+ public function after_date($date, $after_date)
+ {
+ return (strtotime($date)!==FALSE && strtotime($after_date)!==FALSE) ? (strtotime($date) > strtotime($after_date)) : FALSE;
+ }
+
+ // --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ /**
* Is a Natural number (0,1,2,3, etc.)
*
* @param string
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
index 645d7d2..d14000e 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
@@ -967,6 +967,7 @@
**not_in** Yes Returns FALSE if the form element is within a predetermined list. not_in[red,blue,green]
**date** No Returns FALSE if the form element is not a proper date.
**before_date** Yes Returns FALSE if the form element is greater than a predetermined date. before_date[2015-01-27]
+**after_date** Yes Returns FALSE if the form element is less than a predetermined date. after_date[2015-01-27]
**alpha** No Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than alphabetical characters.
**alpha_numeric** No Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than alpha-numeric characters.
**alpha_numeric_spaces** No Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than alpha-numeric characters