Check if date is empty

Question

In a while loop how can I have a date displayed only if that date exists?

E.g.: If date is 0000-00-00, display nothing.

I am currently reading the date as follows, but I am getting 01-01-1970 when 0000-00-00:

date('d-m-Y', strtotime($row['date']))

Answer 1

You should check first what is there in date field whether it contains date or its NULL. According to result you can read date .

while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {

    if (strtotime($row['date']) != '0000-00-00') {

        mydate = date('d-m-Y', strtotime($row['date']));

    } else {
        mydate = '';
    }
}

Answer 2

try this, its work for me

while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){ 
 if(strtotime($row['date']) > 0){
   echo date('d-m-Y', strtotime($row['date']));
 }else{
   echo 'Date not valid or null';
 }
}