Geert T wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have made some script that process the users input, and validates the
> input and sends it back. But it doesn't work very
> well, in fact it doesn't work at all. I am only able to see and input my
> name and such in the html form, but the php part doesn't do it's job.
what exactly doesn't it do that you expect it to?
> I have looked over the scripts thousands of times, but couldn't find the
> problem, really.
>
> Here is the script plus 2 .inc files;
>
> Hoping for some replies and answers,
> Thanks in advance!
>
> PS: if this script is a bit messy to read,
.. it's because your not using plain text as your email format - highly
annoying.
I have included them in this
> mail seperately.
>
>
> <?php
> /* Script name: addressForm.inc
> * Description: Script displays a form.
> */
>
> echo "<html>
> <head><title>Customer Address</title></head>
> <body>";
> echo "<p align='center'>
> <form action='validateForm.php' method='POST'>
is 'validateForm.php' actually correct?
leave the 'action' blank to have it post to the current URL (regardless of
what it is.
> <table width='95%' border='0' cellspacing='0'
> cellpadding='2'\n";
> foreach($labels as $field=>$value)
> {
> if(isset($_POST[$field]))
> {
> $value = $_POST[$field];
> }
> else
> {
> $value = "";
> }
> echo "<tr><td align='right'>{$labels[$field]}</br></td>
> <td><input type='text' name'$field' size='65'
> maxlength='65'
> value='$value'> </td> </tr>";
> }
> echo " </table>
> <div align='center'>
> <p><input type='Submit' name='Submit'
> value='Submit Address'></p></div>
> </form>";
> ?>
> </body></html>
>
>
>
>
> <?php
I would consider an include file for a single, static, 7 item array
rather over-kill - not that it should be a problem either!
> /* Script name: info.inc
> * Description: creates an array of labels for use in a
> * form.
> */
> $labels = array( "firstName"=> "First Name:",
> "midName"=>"Middle Name:",
> "lastName"=>"Last Name:",
> "street"=>"Street Address:",
> "city"=>"City:",
> "state"=>"State:",
> "zipcode"=>"Zipcode:");
>
> ?>
>
>
>
> <?php
> /* Script name: validateForm
> * Description: Displays and validates a form that
> * collects a name and address.
> */
>
have you tried adding the following line to see what is being posted?:
var_dump($_POST, $_GET);
> include("info.inc"); #6
> #################################
> ## First display of empty form ##
> #################################
> if(!isset($_POST['Submit'])) #10
> {
> include("addressForm.inc");
> }
> ########################################################
> ## Check information when form is submitted. Build ##
> ## arrays of blank and incorrectly formatted fields. ##
> ## If any errors are found, display error messages ##
> ## and redisplay form. If no errors found, display ##
> ## the submitted information. ##
> ########################################################
> else #21
> {
> foreach($_POST as $field=>$value) #23
> {
> if(empty($_POST[$field])) #25
> {
> if($field !="midName")
> {
> $blanks[$field] = "blank"; #29
> }
> }
> else #33
> {
> $value = trim($value);
> if($field != "zipcode")
> {
> if(!ereg("^[A-Za-z0-9' .-]{1,65}$",$value))
> {
> $formats[$field] = "bad";
> }
> }
> elseif($field == "zipcode")
> {
> if(!ereg("^[0-9]{5}(\-[0-9]{4})?",$value))
> {
> $formats[$field] = "bad";
> }
> }
> }
> } #51
> ### if any fields were not okay, display error ###
> ### message and redisplay form ###
DONT STICK '@' IN FRONT OF FUNCTIONS (unless you *really* know
what you are doing - if that was the case I garantee you wouldn't have
needed post your question)
> if (@sizeof($blanks) > 0 or @sizeof($formats) > 0) #54
> {
> if (@size($blanks) > 0)
> {
> echo "<b>You didn't fill in one or more
> required fields. You must enter:</b><br>";
> foreach($blanks as $field => $value)
> {
> echo " {$labels[$field]}<br>";
> }
> }
> if (@sizeof($formats) > 0)
> {
> echo "<b>One or more fields have information that
> appears to be incorrect. Correct the
> format for:</b><br>";
> foreach($formats as $field => $value)
> {
> echo " {$labels[$field]}<br>";
> }
> }
> echo "<hr>";
> include("adressForm.inc");
> }
> else
> {
> ### If no errors in the form, display the ###
> ### name and address submitted by user ###
> echo "<html><head><title>Name and Address
> </title></head><body>\n";
> foreach($_POST as $field=>$value)
> {
> if($field != "Submit")
> {
> echo "{$labels[$field]} $value<br>\n";
> }
> }
> echo "</body></html>";
> }
> }
> ?>
>
>
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> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> <?php
> /* Script name: addressForm.inc
> * Description: Script displays a form.
> */
>
> echo "<html>
> <head><title>Customer Address</title></head>
> <body>";
> echo "<p align='center'>
> <form action='validateForm.php' method='POST'>
> <table width='95%' border='0' cellspacing='0'
> cellpadding='2'\n";
> foreach($labels as $field=>$value)
> {
> if(isset($_POST[$field]))
> {
> $value = $_POST[$field];
> }
> else
> {
> $value = "";
> }
> echo "<tr><td align='right'>{$labels[$field]}</br></td>
> <td><input type='text' name'$field' size='65'
> maxlength='65'
> value='$value'> </td> </tr>";
> }
> echo " </table>
> <div align='center'>
> <p><input type='Submit' name='Submit'
> value='Submit Address'></p></div>
> </form>";
> ?>
> </body></html>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> <?php
> /* Script name: info.inc
> * Description: creates an array of labels for use in a
> * form.
> */
>
> $labels = array( "firstName"=> "First Name:",
> "midName"=>"Middle Name:",
> "lastName"=>"Last Name:",
> "street"=>"Street Address:",
> "city"=>"City:",
> "state"=>"State:",
> "zipcode"=>"Zipcode:");
>
> ?>
>
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