Image link lost when validated.

[patov2]

<b>Functionality:</b>

I have a site that has a form to the left, and the information echoed to the right. This basically:

------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        |
           Form                     |         Content Echoed
                                        |
                                        |
                                        |
                                        |
                                        |
                                        |

The content echoed is pre-set. This content contains a banner image and some banner text. This was done adding a row to my banner table in mysql.

The form retrieves this information and allows the user to update the banner image, or change the banner text. The form consists of a file upload box, and a text area.

The form sends the new image reference, and the banner text to the database table. This overwrites the old data, and makes the echoed information update as well. The information is echoed so the user can preview the data and image.

<b>Problem:</b>

I also have validation set up for the image name, image size, and image type.

These work but make my echoed image disappear, replacing it with a broken image sign.

Instead of getting the correct image name, it seems to get the text 'Array'. No idea what to do. I need the validation in place, but I also want my old image to stay echoed when one of these errors occur.

[patov2]

That image explanation did not work lol.

Form --------------------------------------------------> Echoed Content

[jeepin81]

1.) can you post your code?

2.) you're getting an array. Try print_r to see what the data looks like. ie:

echo '<pre>'.print_r($urVariable,1).'</pre>';

[patov2]

That's my validation its an array that holds different errrors:

$errors = array();

if($_FILES['banner_image']['name'] == "") {
	//Check if the file exists, if it does run an error. If it does not, ruin the rest of the script.
		}else{	

		if(file_exists($target)){
			$errors[] = 'File Exists!';
		//Check file type.
		}else if(!preg_match("/.(gif|jpg|png)$/i", $banner_image['name'])){
			$errors[] = 'Wrong image format or file ';
		}else{
			//Check image size.
			if($banner_size > 500000){
				$errors[] = 'File is larger than 500KB';
		}
	}
}

//if !(No) there are no errors.
if (!empty($errors)){

//Code that collects and displays the arrays errors is found in the html body. This is above the form code.

}else{

This is how I collect the data to be echoed:

//PHP query's to gather the database information. This information is echoed in the main body of the CMS page.
$result = $mysql->query("SELECT * FROM banner WHERE banner_id ='1'") or die ($mysql->error);                      

 	if($result){ 
 		while($row =  $result->fetch_object()){
   			$banner_text = $row->banner_text;   

			$banner_image = $row->banner_image;                  

    	}
 	}

This is my Echo.

echo "<img src='images/banner/$banner_image' title='lol' alt='lol' />" . "<br />";

2.) This is after a validation has made it disappear
Array
(
[name] => 89364429.jpg
[type] => image/jpeg
[tmp_name] => /tmp/phpL3kM3m
[error] => 0
[size] => 102801
)

Everything works, but I know the validation is to blame. Removed it and it works as it should.

[patov2]

The image echo stays when all validations are removed. But all of them seem to cancel out the image and turn it into a broken link when an error is echoed.

This is really annoying. It's because it changes the images name to the word 'Array'.