question about ereg validation

[mikewooten]

i keep getting this error
Fatal error: Cannot redeclare datecheck() (previously declared in /home/username/public_html/folder/thanks2.php:238) in /home/username/public_html/folder/thanks2.php on line 238

the function that i am using for this error to show up is:

PHP:

function datecheck($intext) { 
   $theresults = ereg("([0-9]{1,2})-([0-9]{1,2})-([0-9]{4})", $intext, $trashed); 
   if ($theresults) { $isamatch = "match"; } else { $isamatch = "No - NOT A MATCH"; } 

 echo("\"$intext\" $isamatch<br>\n"); 
}
 

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i have also tried

PHP:

function datecheck($expire) 
{ 
  // check an email address is possibly valid 
  if (ereg("([0-9]{1,2})-([0-9]{1,2})-([0-9]{4})", $expire)) 
    return true; 
  else  

    return false; 
}
 

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whats wrong with it, how can i get it to work without it giving me this error? can someone please help me out in getting this to work?
thanks

[planetsim]

Apparently somewhere in your scripts the function datecheck() has already been defined. Also this shouldnt be in this forum, this is to critique finished code. I suggest reading the Forums FAQs