Form Validation - Date Method
Value should be a valid date
diff --git a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
index e98c87f..3e8204e 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
@@ -1475,6 +1475,31 @@
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
+ * Value should be a valid date
+ *
+ * @param string
+ * @return bool
+ */
+ public function date($date)
+ {
+ if (strtotime($date) === FALSE)
+ {
+ return FALSE;
+ }
+
+ if ($date instanceof DateTime)
+ {
+ return TRUE;
+ }
+
+ $date = date_parse($date);
+
+ return checkdate($date['month'], $date['day'], $date['year']);
+ }
+
+ // --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ /**
* Is a Natural number (0,1,2,3, etc.)
*
* @param string