Error creating Java Date in php -

im trying create php function converts string date java date pass java. need use java.sql.date not java.util.date application. simple function giving odd result:

function makestrjavadate($date){     $date = date_parse($date);     $date = new java("java.sql.date",$date['year'], $date['month']-1, $date['day']);     return $date; } 

the date java returned has wrong year: php (for 2011-07-01), java(jul 1, 3911).

any pointers whats wrong?

fyi, php parsing correctly:

array (     [year] => 2011     [month] => 7     [day] => 1     [hour] =>      [minute] =>      [second] =>      [fraction] =>      [warning_count] => 0     [warnings] => array         (         )      [error_count] => 0     [errors] => array         (         )      [is_localtime] =>  ) 

evidently, it's considering year start @ 1900. subtract 1900 when pass year.