RE: [PHP] Forms and Results with PHP

2001-12-06 Thread Gareth Hastings
I do forms like this The if line just checks to see if any data has been passed if it has it prints what you send else if shows the form -Original Message- From: Ben Clumeck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 06 December 2001 17:14 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP] Forms and

Re: [PHP] Forms and Results with PHP

2001-12-06 Thread jimtronic
It's good practice to check that needed variables were passed at the top of the page. if($name) { normal display exit } else { error display exit } To take this further, you should verify that not only was the required data sent, but that it was in the corre

RE: [PHP] Forms and Results with PHP

2001-12-06 Thread Martin Towell
what about checking for some mandatory field and if it doesn't exist, display an error message. something like: -Original Message- From: Ben Clumeck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 9:14 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP] Forms and Results with PHP I hav