Method activeDatabaseDate

public static function activeDatabaseDate($date)
{
    switch ($date) {
        case '0000-00-00 00:00:00':
        case '0000-00-00':
        case '0':
        case 0:
        case '':
        case false:
            return false;
            break;
        default:
            return true;
            break;
    }
}