Dynamic Form Question

[floriann]

This might seem like a silly question, but I can’t seem to figure out how to validate my form. Here’s the php for the validation:

[php]<?php
$referer = strtolower($_SERVER[‘HTTP_REFERER’]);

$this_url = “http://www2.esc.edu”;

if ($this_url != substr( $referer, 0, 19) ) {
echo "

Error!

You do not have permission to use

this script from another URL.

";
exit;
}

$to = "[email protected]";
$cc = "";
$subject = "Module 05 A01";
$from = $_POST['fromaddress'];
$name = $_POST['name'];
$phone = $_POST['phone'];
$streetaddress = $_POST['streetaddress'];
$city = $_POST['city'];
$state = $_POST['state'];
$zip = $_POST['postalcode'];
$issues = $_POST['issues'];

foreach ($_POST['rate'] as &$value) {
$rate_msg .= "Rating: $value\n";
}

foreach($_POST['contmethod'] as &$value) {
$cont_msg .= "Contact Method: $value\n";
}

$message = ("$name\n $cont_msg\n $phone\n 

$streetaddress\n $city, $state, $zip\n $rate_msg\n $issues");

if (! preg-match('/@.+\..+$/', $from)) {
die("The email address is invalid");
}

$tried = ($_POST['tried'] == 'yes');

if ($tried) {
$validated = (!empty($name) && !empty($from) && !

empty($issues));

if (!$validated) {

?>

You must fill out your name, e-mail and comments/issues in

order to continue.

<?php } mail($to, $subject, $message, "From: $from\r\nCC:

$cc");
}
if ($tried && $validated) {
echo ‘

The form has been submitted.

’;
}
?>
[/php]

[ErnieAlex]

Well, mostly okay… You do mail the email even though it is not validated…

You should do a bit different like this:

if (!$validated) {
       Do message about NOT correct...
    } else {
       Do mail call...
    }

You just do the first part and either way, you do the mail call…
Other than that what is not working?