1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ext/date/php_date.c b/ext/date/php_date.c
index 40a0c96d61..2b28bed9a5 100644
--- a/ext/date/php_date.c
+++ b/ext/date/php_date.c
@@ -85,6 +85,22 @@ PHP_MINFO_FUNCTION(date)
 	php_info_print_table_end();
 }
 
+signed long php_parse_date(char *string, signed long *now)
+{
+	timelib_time *parsed_time;
+	int           error;
+	signed long   retval;
+
+	parsed_time = timelib_strtotime(string);
+	timelib_update_ts(parsed_time, NULL);
+	retval = timelib_date_to_int(parsed_time, &error);
+	timelib_time_dtor(parsed_time);
+	if (error) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return retval;
+}
+
 static char* guess_timezone(TSRMLS_D)
 {
 	char *env;