[RESOLVED] Form Processing

[daucoin]

I am trying to make error work.

This is what I need:
name, email, subject and message.
email, subject and message.
name, subject and message.
subject and message.
message.

etc...

There is hundreds of combination... I just want to know an easy way to achieve this method of error response. I am assuming there is an easy way to do this. If you need more information from me please post a reply or PM me.

[djjjozsi]

you have four fields to check. Its 4 IF conditions to check if they have been filled.
If you want to make it quicker, build function(s), like:

<?php
function checkkey($index , $label, $required)
{
    if ($required == 1 AND empty($_POST[$index]))
        return "$label is required<br />";
} 

$errors = '';
$errors .= checkkey("name" , "Name", 1);
$errors .= checkkey("email" , "E-mail address", 1);
$errors .= checkkey("subject" , "Subject", 0);
$errors .= checkkey("message" , "Your message", 0);

if ($errors != '')
    echo $errors;
else {
    // send email
} 

?>

[daucoin]

That is not exactly what I was looking for...

It needs to generate like this

if two missing fields it show $error and $error2.
if three missing fields it shows $error1, $error2 and $error3.
but it also might be $error1, $error2 and $error4.

There are like 50 combination...

Please let me know if there is an easy solution...

Thanks,
Dennis

[johanafm]

Did you look at or even try the above code? It does exactly what you are asking for. And as a side note, there are exactly 16 combinations. 2 possibilities for each field, ok or error, and 4 fields: 4² combinations.

[daucoin]

I dosn't do it i have tired. Do you have a solution or example of it?

It should post like the following:

"Please enter a name, email, subject and message." if all four are missing.
"Please enter a email, subject and message." if all three are missing "name" is posted .
"Please enter a name, email, and message." if all three are missing "subject" is posted.
"Please enter a email and message." if all two are missing "name" and "subject" is posted.

Etc...

Please help you can.

[johanafm]

<?php
function checkkey($index, $required)
{
    if ($required == 1 AND empty($_POST[$index]))
        return true;
}
$err = array();
if (checkkey('name', 1))
	$err[] = 'name';
if (checkkey('email', 1))
	$err[] = 'email';
if (checkkey('subject', 1))
	$err[] = 'subject';
if (checkkey('message', 1))
	$err[] = 'message';

$str = '';
$errCount = count($err);
if ($errCount == 1)
	$str = 'Please enter ' . $err[0];
else if ($errCount > 1) {
	$last = array_pop($err);
	$str = 'Please enter ' . implode(', ', $err);
	$str .= ' and ' . $last;
}

[daucoin]

Thanks for all your help... I just have one more quick question for you...

Can you validate the email address with this function... is that had to add?

[johanafm]

This page contains a link to validating email addresses according to recent RFCs, and the page itself discusses how the regexp was constructed.