Are there potential pitfalls when handling date fields in PHP forms with multiple input fields?

When handling date fields in PHP forms with multiple input fields, potential pitfalls include validating each individual input field for the date (day, month, year) and ensuring that they are valid dates when combined. To solve this, you can use PHP's `checkdate()` function to validate the date before processing it. 

$day = $_POST['day'];
$month = $_POST['month'];
$year = $_POST['year'];

if(checkdate($month, $day, $year)) {
    $date = $year . '-' . $month . '-' . $day;
    // Process the date
} else {
    echo 'Invalid date';
}

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