How to check date format in PHP?

Check date format in PHP

function isCorrectDateFromat($date){

    if(!empty($date)){

        $dateString = $date; // Replace this with your date string

        $format = "Y-m-d"; // Replace this with your expected date format

        $dateTime = DateTime::createFromFormat($format, $dateString);

        if ($dateTime === false) {

/*             echo "The date is not in the correct format."; */

        } else {

            $errors = DateTime::getLastErrors();

            if (empty($errors)) {

/*                 echo "The date is in the correct format."; */

                return true;

            } else {

/*                 echo "The date is not in the correct format."; */

            }

        }

    }

    return false;

}