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June 5th, 2003, 08:31 AM

kh44na

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PHP Form Validation

Hey guys - I just needed your help for a quick question.

I have a form located at http://www.dreamnation.ca/testing/a...egistration.php

If you submit the form without filling out any fields, I get an error page. Is there a way that I can write or add certain php lines of code, that indicates which fields are required, and turns the text "bold red" if a required field is missed? So that the form isn't submitted without all the neccessary data?

Your help would be great....
thanks in advance.

June 5th, 2003, 11:43 AM

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Are you sending the posted data to the right script?

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June 5th, 2003, 03:45 PM

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yes - I am using a php script that determines where the data goes

THIS IS WHAT MY RESPONSE.PHP PAGE LOOKS LIKE:

<?php
include '../header.php';
?>

<?php

$mailTo="bball@ahmadiyya.ca";
$mailSubject="AMBI Web Site - Team Registration";

$mailBody=$mailBody."Team Name: " .$teamname. "\n";

$mailBody=$mailBody."Captains Name: " .$captainname."\n";

$mailBody=$mailBody."Captains Address: " .$captainaddress. "\n";

$mailBody=$mailBody."Captains Phone: " .$captainphone. "\n";

$mailBody=$mailBody."Captains Email: " .$captainemail. "\n";

$mailBody=$mailBody."Comments: " .$comments. "\n";

mail($mailTo, $mailSubject, $mailBody, $mailHeaders);

?>

<html>
<head>
<title> Response Page - Blast Entertainment </title>
<head>

<body bgcolor="#ffffff">

 Submitted 





Your information has been submitted! Thank you!


<a href=http://www.dreamnation.ca/testing/abi/page.php> Return to Main Page </a>


<?php
include '../footer.php';
?>

</body>
</html>

Last edited by kh44na : June 5th, 2003 at 04:22 PM.

June 5th, 2003, 09:39 PM

jpenn

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First - this is wrong:

PHP Code:


		
			
 $mailBody=$mailBody."Team Name: " .$teamname. "\n"; 



$mailBody=$mailBody."Captains Name: " .$captainname."\n"; 



$mailBody=$mailBody."Captains Address: " .$captainaddress. "\n"; 



$mailBody=$mailBody."Captains Phone: " .$captainphone. "\n"; 



$mailBody=$mailBody."Captains Email: " .$captainemail. "\n"; 



$mailBody=$mailBody."Comments: " .$comments. "\n";

Should be:

PHP Code:


		
			
 $mailBody = "Team Name: " .$teamname. "\n"; 



$mailBody .= "Captains Name: " .$captainname."\n"; 



$mailBody .= "Captains Address: " .$captainaddress. "\n"; 



$mailBody .= "Captains Phone: " .$captainphone. "\n"; 



$mailBody .= "Captains Email: " .$captainemail. "\n"; 



$mailBody .= "Comments: " .$comments. "\n";

Now, you have $mailHeaders in the mail function - but I don't see where you defined the mail headers.

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