Why, this PHP bug in my code

Manat

Hello all
I have an online form doing server side validation with PHP.
However, when I select a U.S. State, it says that this state is not in the U.S.

Like, Sorry, Arkansas is not in the U.S., or Vancouver is not in Canada.

Can someone tell me why I have this code problem?
The following is the validation code:

if($HTTP_POST_VARS['Country'] == "United States"){

if(in_array($HTTP_POST_VARS['State'],$state['usa'])){

	$error['color'][5] = FIELD_LABEL;

	$error['value'][5] = $HTTP_POST_VARS['State'];		

}else{

	$error['message'] = $HTTP_POST_VARS['State']." is not in ".$HTTP_POST_VARS['Country']."<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please enter the proper State/Province and Country marked in <font color=\"".ERROR_COLOR."\">BLUE</font> below:";



	$error['color'][5] = ERROR_COLOR;

	$error['value'][5] = $HTTP_POST_VARS['State'];		

}

Someone please help me and let me know why I am having this problem

Thanks
🙂

Tekron-X

Actually when you wrote this you have to realize PHP is highly case sensitinve so if you put the values in the list box and the case is different than the one in the array it will cause the else statement instead of the actuall if. But for this to be determined I need to see all of the code LOL not just that I need the arrays and Form code that you used to generate the list box so I can see the cases of the Items 🙂

Manat

function gen_state($user_state)

{

$state['usa'][0] = "Alabama";

$state['usa'][1] = "Arkansas";

$state['usa'][2] = "Arizona";

$state['usa'][3] = "California";

$state['usa'][4] = "Colorado";

$state['usa'][5] = "Connecticut";

$state['usa'][6] = "Delaware";

$state['usa'][7] = "Georgia";

$state['usa'][8] = "Idaho";

$state['usa'][9] = "Illinois";

ect.... every other state and province

But when I execute, i mean press submit, it says, oh Illinois is not in the U.S. or New Bruwnswick is not in Canada, which is both false obviously.

Any ideas bro?

Thanx in advance

Tekron-X

Hey bro you might want to try changing this

if($HTTP_POST_VARS['Country'] == "United States"){

if($HTTP_POST_VARS['Country'] == "usa"){

because the country you have in the array

$state['usa'][0] = "Alabama";

you use $state['usa']

that should work I hope 🙂

Manat

Hi there

I tried it, and I still get the same error, This US State is not in the U.S. e.g. Alabama is not in the us, please select correct blabal bla

What is going on? The code was working fine a few weeks ago, and now it's all weird.

Can you send me like snippets of code that would either rectify my problem or replace the solution, not the whole solution but that piece of code causing the problem?

I would really appreciate it.

Thanx alot
MK

Tekron-X

try doing this insread of your array in the funtion just do it this way

$usa = array("Alabama" etc..............);

the old fashion way allways works try that and let me know what it does.