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@NogDogFeb 13.2006 — #@NogDogFeb 14.2006 — #Yes, it needs to go at the beginning of the file (between <?php ?> tags) [i]before[/i] anything that would output to the browser (including before any HTML code, or even blank lines or spaces not inside of <?php ?> tags).@NogDogFeb 14.2006 — #You still need to to server-side validation to handle the 10% or so of users who do not have JavaScript available/enabled. @NogDogFeb 14.2006 — #The code I provided would need to go in the formmail.php file (the action called by your form tag). Also, I left out one parenthese you'll need to add:
@NogDogFeb 14.2006 — #
Yes, I would put it as the very first thing in the file. (If you feel uneasy about it, just make a backup copy of the file first so you know you can revert back to it if things get out of hand. ? )
[RESOLVED] Trouble with required fields in forms/email
I want to set up a newsletter set up form, where the user can submit their name, email, membership number, and postal code, and if their information matches mine (dealing with databases later) then they will goto a page that says “thank you” I have that fine, and a copy also ends up in my inbox. My problem is; if a user leaves the membership number, name, or email field blank, I want them to be directed to a page saying “error” nothing about what error, just that there was an error and they should try again.
Can anyone give me a hand?
Thanks.
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@NogDogFeb 13.2006 — #[code=php]
// substitute the names of the required fields here:
$required = array('member_number', 'name', 'email');
foreach($required as $value)
{
if(!isset($_POST[$value]) or trim($_POST[$value] == "" )
{
header("Location: http://www.yoursite.com/error.html");
exit;
}
}
// continue with normal form processing...
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@NogDogFeb 14.2006 — #Yes, it needs to go at the beginning of the file (between <?php ?> tags) [i]before[/i] anything that would output to the browser (including before any HTML code, or even blank lines or spaces not inside of <?php ?> tags).0
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@NogDogFeb 14.2006 — #The code I provided would need to go in the formmail.php file (the action called by your form tag). Also, I left out one parenthese you'll need to add:<i>
</i>if(!isset($_POST[$value]) or trim($_POST[$value][color=red])[/color] == "" )
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@NogDogFeb 14.2006 — #Where in Formmail does this go, at the beginning before anything else? I really dont like messing around with formmail, so you'll have to help me with this one.[/QUOTE]
Yes, I would put it as the very first thing in the file. (If you feel uneasy about it, just make a backup copy of the file first so you know you can revert back to it if things get out of hand. ? )