i have attached the below script to stop the html being parsed
is there another way around this?
At 11:01 10/07/01 +1000, Nick O'Reilly wrote:
>the way i would do this is to have the form validation on the same page as
>the form
>and when user input has been validated the require another script (keeps
>global variables)
>you could try something like this
>
><?php
>if($submit){
> $error_addr = "";
> //form validation
> if ($user_input == "ok"){
> require("step2.php");
> exit();
> }
> $user_input_error = "<font color=red> user_input must = ok </font>";
>}
>?>
><?php echo($user_input_error) ?> '>
>hope this helps
> nicko
>
>
>At 05:10 9/07/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >I have a form that requires a user to enter various information (name,
> >address, phone number, etc...). When they submit this form, the next PHP
> >page checks to make sure that the required fields were filled in. What I
> >would like to do is check to see if the required fields are all filled in
> >and if they are not, save the values they submitted and go back to the
> >original page, display a message that says the fields that need to be filled
> >in and populate the rest of the fields with the information the user
> >orignally submitted. This will keep them from having to type in all of the
> >information again.
> >
> >I can run the checks just fine to see if the required fields are all filled
> >in. I then save the data from all the fields into variables. What I would
> >like to do is automatically forward the user back to the original page with
> >the values (i already have all of the fields set with
> >"value="$variablename"" to allow them to get the data that is sent back).
> >The only way I have been able to get this to work is to set this up as a
> >regular form with hidden HTML fields and a Submit button. I really want
> >this to be an automatic process. Any thoughts on how to accomplish this?
> >When I set up a "Header", the user is forwarded back to the page that I
> >want, but none of the variables go with them (they are set by simply putting
> >something like "$savedlastname = $lastname, where $lastname is the HTML
> >variable from the original form).
> >
> >Any help is appreciated.
> >
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<?php
if($submit){
$error_addr = "";
//form validation
if ($user_input == "ok"){
require("step2.php");
exit();
}
$user_input_error = "<font color=red> user_input must = ok </font>";
}
?>
<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<form>
<?php echo($user_input_error) ?>
<input type='text' name='user_input' value='<?php echo($user_input) ?>'>
<input type='submit' name='submit' value='go'>
</form>
<body>
</html>
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