Thanks everyone for your suggestions.

Will have a mess about with what you all posted and see if i can make it work :)

Cheers,
JameZ

hehehe yeah never thought about it like that. Yeah print_r() is very useful for displaying what a variable holds - especially arrays and the $_POST variable.

I managed to fix the code and it all...

ReDuX:
Yeah thats exactly what i want to do but the code you provided will only check a specifically defined field....i.e. the first_name that you put in the code.

That works but its not exactly...

Just a little extra point...

The script needs to be done this way as the required fields need to be defined in one place (config.php).

Thanks,
JameZ ;)

The form (form.htm) posts a value from a text box (id='first_name') into a script (test.php) that checks the data entered. The script takes an array of required fields from a config file (config.php)...

hehehe....yeah a lot easier to remember. Its just i have 2 EXCELLENT books that i have learnt PHP from but neither of them mention $_POST....when i found out that it was a replacement for HTTP... i...

niiiice :)

Thanks so much!!

JameZ

Have a look at the following code. It is the only thing in the file...the following variables are defined outside the php file:


$required
$first_name


require_once("config.php");
if...

I think i know what this is now....is it a replacement for the $HTTP_POST_VARS function?

Basically it stores the data from a form that has been submitted with the post action. Is that right?

J

Hi guys,

I have been looking at various form processing scripts, bascially to gain some understanding of how they work.

I have managed to work through one section apart from one bit. I keep...

:lol: So simple when you think about it...Thanks so much :)

JameZ

Hey,

Does anyone know how to pass a php variable into a form field? I want to reproduce what the user typed into a text box in another text box. Is this even possible?

Thanks,
JameZ ;)

Hi guys....newbie on the forums here :)

I have developed a php form processor for a project i am working on. I am trying to validate the email address, however i want to add 1 more check the the...