title: input type date html5 and receiving data from databse
body: <p>I'm working on <code>Chrome</code> locally with <code>WAMP</code>, <code>PHP</code> version 5. I use an input type date, which displays a calendar. In fact I get some variables within the data editing page of my users. The concern I have is that all the data are collected. However for date, instead of displaying the record in the database (confirmed by <code>var_dump</code>) he displays a placeholder <code>Day / Month / Year</code></p>
  
  <p>which does not interest me, I want this placeholder if and only if my field is empty.</p>
  
  <p>Here is the syntax of the field:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;input name="datedepart" type="date"  value="&lt;?php echo date('d/m/Y',strtotime($data["congestart"])) ?&gt;"/&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is there a way for that?</p>
  
  <p>Receive dear All my utmost respect.</p>