Can anybody help me with this. I just want a simple if statement, except it returns
"The Name field has not been filled out"regardless of whether it has or has not been filled out. Here's the code
$len = 1;
$name = $_POST['name'];
print "<br />";
if(strlen($name) < $len) {
echo "The Name field has not been filled out";
include ("_form.php");
}
else {
echo " thanks for filling out our form" ; your strlen code appears correct--and I tested the functionality--it appears to work as you wish it to--I would guess that taking a look at what is coming in over $_POST may fix the issue.
I have no idea what it could be.
this is the form: in _form.php
<caption>All Fields Are Required</caption>
<table border="1">
<form action="form_complex_process.php" method="post">
<tr><td>Name:<input type="text" value"name" /><br /></td></tr>
<tr><td>Last Name: <input type="text" value"lastname" /></td></tr>
<tr><td>E-mail:<input type="text" value"email" /></td></tr>
</table>
<select name="dropdownbox">
<option value="chooseone" selected >--Choose one--</option>
<option value="webdesigner">Web Designer</option>
<option value="programmer">Programmer</option>
<option value="manager">Manager</option>
<option value="serveradministrator">Server Administrator</option>
</select>
<br />
<input type="radio" name="button1" value"subscribe" checked />I wish to subscribe
<input type="radio" name="button1" value"dontsubscribe" />No, I do not wish to subscribe
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>this is where it is displayed: form_complex.php
include ("_form.php");and the error reporting page: form_complex_process.php
<?
$len = 1;
$name = $_POST['name'];
print "<br />";
if(strlen($name) < $len) {
echo "The Name field has not been filled out";
include ("_form.php");
}
else {
echo " thanks for filling out our form" ;
}
?>maybe this can help
<tr><td>Name:<input type="text" value"name" /><br /></td></tr>should be
<tr><td>Name:<input type="text" name="name" /><br /></td></tr>You need to set name="foo" if you want to access $_POST['foo']
thanks dude, that fixed it.