title: best date regex mm/dd/yyyy
body: <p>please help me to find the best regex for the dateformat <code>mm/dd/yyy</code> and <code>m/d/yyyy</code>.</p>
  
  <p>i have tried different links but everyone has some problems. so please help me to solve this.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2520633/what-is-the-mm-dd-yyyy-regular-expression-and-how-do-i-use-it-in-php">What is the MM/DD/YYYY regular expression and how do I use it in php?</a></p>
  
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