1. <?php
  3. /**
  4. * Monitors the state of date values in a legacy project with default values.
  5. * This script checks for specific date fields and updates them if they are missing or have default values.
  6. */
  8. // Configuration - Define the fields to monitor and their default values.
  9. $dateFields = [
  10. 'created_at' => '1970-01-01 00:00:00', // Default timestamp
  11. 'updated_at' => '1970-01-01 00:00:00', // Default timestamp
  12. 'start_date' => '1970-01-01 00:00:00', // Default timestamp
  13. 'end_date' => '9999-12-31 23:59:59' // Default timestamp
  14. ];
  16. // Function to check and update a date field.
  17. function checkAndUpdateDate($fieldName, $defaultValue) {
  18. // Check if the field is set.
  19. if (isset($_POST[$fieldName]) && $_POST[$fieldName] !== '') {
  20. return true; // Field is set and not empty
  21. }
  23. // Field is missing or empty, set to default value.
  24. $_POST[$fieldName] = $defaultValue;
  25. return false; // Field was updated
  26. }
  28. // Process form data. Replace with your actual form processing logic.
  29. if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
  30. foreach ($dateFields as $fieldName => $defaultValue) {
  31. checkAndUpdateDate($fieldName, $defaultValue);
  32. }
  33. }
  37. //Example Output - for debugging purposes
  38. echo "<pre>";
  39. print_r($_POST);
  40. echo "</pre>";
  44. ?>

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