diff --git a/src/date_formatter.php b/src/date_formatter.php
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+<?php
+
+/*|| $newDate->getLastErrors()['warning_count'] > 0*/
+
+//function date_formatter($date) {
+//    if (strtotime($date) === false) {
+//        return '';
+//    }
+//
+//    $newDate = new DateTime($date);
+//
+//  if ($newDate->createFromFormat('Y-m-d', $date) === false || $newDate->getLastErrors()['warning_count'] > 0) {
+//    return '';
+//  } else {
+//    return $newDate->format('l\, F jS Y');
+//  }
+//}
+
+
+
+function date_formatter($date) {
+    $array = explode('-', $date);
+
+    if (count($array) === 3) {
+    $validDate = checkdate ((int)$array[1], (int)$array[2], (int)$array[0]);
+
+
+    } else {
+        return '';
+    }
+
+    if (strtotime($date) === false || !$validDate) {
+      return '';
+    }
+
+    if ($validDate) {
+        $newDate = new DateTime($date);
+
+        if ($newDate->createFromFormat('Y-m-d', $date) === false || $newDate->getLastErrors()['warning_count'] > 0) {
+            return '';
+        } else {
+            return $newDate->format('l\, F jS Y');
+        }
+    }
+
+    return '';
+}