Why not:
if (!$searchtype || !$searchterm)
{
echo "You have not entered any details. Please go back and try
again.";
exit;
} else {
// print out results
}
// print out rest of html file...
Mark Milaszkiewicz wrote:
>
> hiya. i'm currently working on a really basic search function for my website
> and am using this code
>
> trim($searchterm);
> if (!$searchtype || !$searchterm)
> {
> echo "You have not entered any details. Please go back and
>try again.";
> exit;
> }
>
> to make sure that the user is entering a search into the box.
>
> However, if i leave the exit off, it displays everything from the database,
> but if i leave it in, it doesn't put in the rest of the html file that i
> want it to,
>
> how can i make it skip the rest of the php within the document (so
> displaying no results from the database)
>
> Cheers in advance
>
> Marky
>
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