* @param string $date a date string in any format
* @return string SQL style date string
*/
- public static function date($date) {
+ public static function date($date = 'now') {
$timestamp = strtotime($date);
- return date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
+
+ // Don't allow lower date strings as '0001-01-01 00:00:00'
+ if ($timestamp < -62135596800) {
+ $timestamp = -62135596800;
+ }
+
+ return date('Y-m-d H:i:s', $timestamp);
}
}
?>