title: Dates setting to default '1999-11-30'
body: <p>My dates in mysql database are setting to 1999-11-30 no matter what I enter from my php form.</p>
  
  <pre><code>$degree_date = date("Y-m-d", mktime(0,0,0,$dt,$mo,$yr));
  $other_degree_date = date("Y-m-d", mktime(0,0,0,$dty,$moy,$yry));
  $expd_degree_date = date("Y-m-d", mktime(0,0,0,$dti,$moi,$yri));
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Examples:</p>
  
  <pre><code>1. Date of Award
  &lt;select input name="dt" type="text" id="dt"&gt;
  &lt;select input name="mo" type="text" id="mo"&gt;
  &lt;select input name="yr" type="text" id="yr"&gt;
  2. Date of Award
  &lt;select input name="dty" type="text" id="dty"&gt; 
  &lt;select input name="moy" type="text" id="moy"&gt;
  &lt;select input name="yry" type="text" id="yry"&gt;
  3. Date of Award
  &lt;select input name="dti" type="text" id="dti"&gt;
  &lt;select input name="moi" type="text" id="moi"&gt;
  &lt;select input name="yri" type="text" id="yri"&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Insert statement:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$sql_insert = "INSERT into `acadmic`
  `degree_date`,`other_degree_date`, `expd_degree_date` 
  )
  VALUES
  '$degree_date', '$other_degree_date','$expd_degree_date',
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I am getting messages that $dt $mo $yr etc aren't defined
  Any help?</p>