$_POST['textarea'] problem

[robert_gsfame]

I need someone helps....

i have textarea, (below is the code)

 

<form method=POST name=form action=next.php>

<input type=textarea name=textarea1>

<input type=submit>

</form>

--------

next.php

--------

$textarea=$_POST['textarea1'];

if(empty($textarea)){

echo "wrong";}else{

echo "true";}?>

 

the problem is that when i left the textarea empty, it still run echo"true" command....why does this happen??

 

 

 

 

 

[dreamwest]

<?php
$textarea=$_POST['textarea1'];

if($textarea == ""){

echo "wrong";
}else{

echo "true";
}
?>

[robert_gsfame]

not working!  :'(

[prasanthmj]

To create a text area, you have to use the textarea tag

 

<textarea name='textarea1' cols='25' rows='5'></textarea>

[dave_sticky]

As prasanthmj points out, a text area has different code to what you are using. If you want a text box rather than a text area then use:

 

<input type='text' name='textarea1' />

 

[EDIT] Oh, and that is XHTML Compliant not HTML Compliant. Replace " />" with ">" at the end if you are using HTML rather than XHTML.

[newbtophp]

<form method="post" action="<?php echo $PHP_SELF; ?>" />
<input type="text" name="textarea1"/></textarea>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit"/>

</form>

<?php
$textarea1 = $_POST['textarea1'];
$submit = $_POST['submit'];
if($textarea1 == "") echo "";
else {
    if($submit == "submit") {
    
//Some php here

echo 'true';

}
}
}
?>