# Please help me with Dating... :(

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**Created:** [April 19, 2007, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-me-with-dating/223139 "2007-04-19T20:54:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Limitlis](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/limitlis/32/788_2.png) [@Limitlis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Limitlis)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-me-with-dating/223139/1 "2007-04-19T20:54:21Z")

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:book: Ok not actually physical dating… but PHP dates.  
For some reason I am just not getting it. :upset: I have tried searching over and over.

I am capturing a date from visitors in this format “4/13/2007” or “mm/dd.yyyy”.

I am going to need to be able to add anywhere from a few days to several months.

Is it possible to keep the date in this format and still be able to use php’s functions with it? Or do i need to convert it first?

I will be using this to set up automated email reminders. So, essentially, when i add the customer to the DB depending on a criteria i will set their next reminder date X number days from the date they provide me.

Thanks in advance. I would appreciate any kind of help.