fixed date formatting so you can use any year for events -- thanks Brian Engert!

src/event.php

@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ if ($action == "insert" || $action == "update") {
 		$eventdate = new DateTime($_GET["eventdate"]);
 	}
 	catch (Exception $e) {
-	echo $e->getMessage();
 		$eventdate = FALSE;
 	}
 	$recurring = (strtoupper($_GET["recurring"]) == "ON" ? 1 : 0);
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ else if ($action == "edit") {
 		// we know this will work, see above.
 		$row = $stmt->fetch();
 		$description = $row["description"];
-		$eventdate = $row["eventdate"];
+		$eventdate = new DateTime($row["eventdate"]);
 		$recurring = $row["recurring"];
 		$systemevent = ($row["userid"] == "");
 	}
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ else if ($action == "edit") {
 }
 else if ($action == "") {
 	$description = "";
-	$eventdate = date("m/d/Y");
+	$eventdate = new DateTime();
 	$recurring = 1;
 	$systemevent = 0;
 }
@@ -184,7 +183,13 @@ try {
 
 	$events = array();
 	while ($row = $stmt->fetch()) {
-		$row['eventdate'] = strftime($opt["date_format"], strtotime($row['eventdate']));
+		try {
+			$eventDateTime = new DateTime($row['eventdate']);
+		}
+		catch (Exception $e) {
+			die("There was an error with an event with datetime " . $row['eventdate']);
+		}
+		$row['eventdate'] = $eventDateTime->format($opt["date_format"]);
 		$events[] = $row;
 	}
 
@@ -194,7 +199,7 @@ try {
 	$smarty->assign('action', $action);
 	$smarty->assign('haserror', $haserror);
 	$smarty->assign('events', $events);
-	$smarty->assign('eventdate', strftime($opt["date_format"], strtotime($eventdate)));
+	$smarty->assign('eventdate', $eventdate->format($opt["date_format"]));
 	if (isset($eventdate_error)) {
 		$smarty->assign('eventdate_error', $eventdate_error);
 	}

src/includes/config.php

@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ function getGlobalOptions() {
 		//"currency_symbol" => "€",	// Euro
 		//"currency_symbol" => "€",	// Euro alternative
 
-		/* The date format used in PHP's strftime function. */
+		/* The date format used in DateTime::format()
-		"date_format" => "%m/%d/%Y",
+			http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php */
+		"date_format" => "m/d/Y",
 
 		/* If this is set to something other than "" then phpgiftreg will expect that
 			string to prefix all tables in this installation.  Useful for running

src/index.php

@@ -166,7 +166,13 @@ $stmt->bindParam(2, $userid, PDO::PARAM_INT);
 $stmt->execute();
 $shoppees = array();
 while ($row = $stmt->fetch()) {
-	$row['list_stamp'] = ($row['list_stamp'] == 0 ? '-' : strftime($opt["date_format"], strtotime($row['list_stamp'])));
+	if ($row['list_stamp'] == 0) {
+		$row['list_stamp'] = '-';
+	}
+	else {
+		$listStampDate = new DateTime($row['list_stamp']);
+		$row['list_stamp'] = $listStampDate->format($opt["date_format"]);
+	}
 	$shoppees[] = $row;
 }
 
@@ -201,7 +207,8 @@ $stmt->bindParam(1, $userid, PDO::PARAM_INT);
 $stmt->execute();
 $messages = array();
 while ($row = $stmt->fetch()) {
-	$row['created'] = strftime($opt["date_format"], strtotime($row['created']));
+	$createdDateTime = new DateTime($row['created']);
+	$row['created'] = $createdDateTime->format($opt["date_format"]);
 	$messages[] = $row;
 }
 
@@ -231,32 +238,32 @@ while ($row = $stmt->fetch()) {
 	$days_left = -1;
 	if (!$row["recurring"] && (($row["ToDaysEventDate"] - $row["ToDaysToday"]) >= 0) && (($row["ToDaysEventDate"] - $row["ToDaysToday"]) <= $opt["event_threshold"])) {
 		$days_left = $row["ToDaysEventDate"] - $row["ToDaysToday"];
-		$event_date = strtotime($row["eventdate"]);
+		$event_date = new DateTime($row["eventdate"]);
 	}
 	else if ($row["recurring"] && (($row["ToDaysDateThisYear"] - $row["ToDaysToday"]) >= 0) && (($row["ToDaysDateThisYear"] - $row["ToDaysToday"]) <= $opt["event_threshold"])) {
 		$days_left = $row["ToDaysDateThisYear"] - $row["ToDaysToday"];
-		$event_date = strtotime($row["DateThisYear"]);
+		$event_date = new DateTime($row["DateThisYear"]);
 	}
 	else if ($row["recurring"] && (($row["ToDaysDateNextYear"] - $row["ToDaysToday"]) >= 0) && (($row["ToDaysDateNextYear"] - $row["ToDaysToday"]) <= $opt["event_threshold"])) {
 		$days_left = $row["ToDaysDateNextYear"] - $row["ToDaysToday"];
-		$event_date = strtotime($row["DateNextYear"]);
+		$event_date = new DateTime($row["DateNextYear"]);
 	}
 	if ($days_left >= 0) {
 		$thisevent = array(
 			'fullname' => $event_fullname,
 			'eventname' => $row['description'],
 			'daysleft' => $days_left,
-			'date' => strftime($opt["date_format"], $event_date)
+			'date' => $event_date->format($opt["date_format"])
 		);
 		$events[] = $thisevent;
 	}
 }
 					
 function compareEvents($a, $b) {
-	if ($a[0] == $b[0])
+	if ($a["daysleft"] == $b["daysleft"])
 		return 0;
 	else
-		return ($a > $b) ? 1 : -1;
+		return ($a["daysleft"] > $b["daysleft"]) ? 1 : -1;
 }
 					
 // i couldn't figure out another way to do this, so here goes.