This tutorial teaches you the basic structure of creating PHP form processing. To many this can be a challenging task, so here is how it's done. Complete code presented.
This is an illustration of how to send email through PHP. I did not create a function because I feel mail() is already a wrapper all by itself. I left the first parameter empty because I feel that the "to row" is not any more important than any other row in the header string.
Learn how to create an expandable Form Validation Class using PHP's object oriented features that once complete, can be easily customized and expanded to suit your needs in the future with no changes to the base code. The Class will able to validate everything from Email Address, Passwords, User Names, Domain Names, Credit Cards, Numbers, Strings, HTML, Etc. Very detailed with extensive code segments to guide you every step of the way.
In Part 1 of this tutorial series, we created the core of our Class. In Part 2 here, we learn how to expand on our Class to allow form fields to be validated as well as returning and generating the many error messages when validating.
This tutorial teaches you how to process a simple feedback form. It records the date and time that the user logged into the system and saves this information, in addition to the user's name and email address, in several cookies. Upon subsequent logins, the code checks whether the user is a new or repeat user and displays information accordingly.
Most dynamic web sites rely heavily on forms. From user authentication to entry of news items, we use forms to accept user input. There are many different ways we can validate data from the user. In this tutorial, we will examine several of the more common items that need validation and provide examples for each. We will also explore how to check documents for misspelled words and suggest proper replacements.
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