diff --git a/src/date_formatter.php b/src/date_formatter.php
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+<?php
+
+function date_formatter ($date){
+	if(gettype($date) !== 'string'){
+		return "";
+	}
+	$date_parse = explode('-', $date);
+	if(count($date_parse) !== 3){
+		return "";
+	}
+	$year = $date_parse[0];
+	$month = $date_parse[1];
+	$day = $date_parse[2];
+	if (checkdate($year, $month, $day) === false){
+		return "";
+	}
+	else {
+		return (new DateTime($date))->format("l, F jS Y");
+	}
+}
+
+?>
+
+