Answers for "set date php to input date"

how assign current date to input type date html in php

<input type="date" value="<?php echo date("Y-m-d"); ?>">

how to set date in php

// 1. create a date instance
$date = new DateTime;

// 2. set the date using the setDate(year, month, date) method on the
//    $date instance
$date->setDate(1999,02,19);