[PHP-DB] php Form Validation help

2004-09-06 Thread Vincent Jordan
have a form that I would like to validate before it is submitted to the DB. I am having trouble with a couple of sections. I have a select box with a listing of all the states, the first option is Choose One with a value of 0. Would this be the correct way to validate this field? CODE

Re: [PHP-DB] php Form Validation help

2004-09-06 Thread Peter Ellis
See below for point-by-point. ... CODE $state = $_POST['state']; if ($state = 0) { = is an assignment operator. This will always test true, because $state is set to 0 every time this is called. You want ==, which is a comparison operator. print 'pPlease select your