if there's an error, code doesn't all execute

[Genesis730]

What I want this to do is, if there is an error, I want the page to scroll down to the form. If I have the header code, the page will scroll down where I want but there is no error message displayed, if I take out the header line, the error message will echo...

 

if ($error!="")
{
header('Location: mypage.php#error');
echo "<span id='red'><font size='2'>Please fill out the following required fields:</font><br />$error</span>";
}
  else
  {
//SUBMIT DATA

[JonnoTheDev]

Dont do this!

if ($error!=""){header('Location: mypage.php#error');echo "<span id='red'><font size='2'>Please fill out the following required fields:</font><br />$error</span>";}

 

Submit the form to the page along with an anchor tag where your errors will be displayed. Only redirect the user to a new page if the form was filled out successfully i.e

<a name="results"></a>
<?php
if($errors) {
  // display errors
}
?>
<form method="post" action="process-form.php#results">

[Genesis730]

neil.johnson,

 

That is what I want it to do, there is another header further down that links to "thankyou.php" however i want it to scroll down to the the error message (and anchor located on the same page) if they make a mistake, is there any other code besides header that will go to a link

[JonnoTheDev]

is there any other code besides header that will go to a link

The example that I have just posted does this. It will post the form and return to the anchor point. If you use a header redirect you will lose all the data on the page including any errors. That is why I have stated you should only use a header redirect when the form is correctly validated and you have finished with the post data. headers should only be used prior to sending any output to the screen or you will receive an error. Look closely at the example I have posted again. You should not be trying to reload the page to scroll to an anchor point.

[Genesis730]

Not quite how I want it to work.. If there IS an error, i want the page to scroll down to show the errors and form so they can fix their problem, else submit the data and redirect to thankyou.php

 

 

here's the entire code

 

$error = '';

if (!$firstname)
    $error = $error."<b>First Name</b><br />";
if (!$lastname)
    $error = $error."<b>Last Name</b><br />";

if ($error!="")
echo "<span id='red'><font size='2'>Please fill out the following required fields:</font><br />$error</span>";
  else
  {
//SUBMIT DATA
mysql_query("INSERT INTO contact VALUES(`id`,'". $firstname ."','". $lastname ."')") or die(mysql_error());
//REDIRECT
header('Location: thankyou.php');
  }

I thought this could be done by putting one header directing to the anchor if there is an error doesn't matter if there is two headers because it will hit an error, stop the execution and not redirect to thankyou.php anyways... but if everything is good, then the error script won't execute and the page will redirect to thankyou.php. I hope this clears my situation up a little better

[piyush23424]

can you send me the file on my mail : piyush_sfgroup@hotmail.com

[Genesis730]

Why do you need the whole file? The rest is just the html, the form and stuff... Has nothing to do with the error not displaying or going to anchor if there is an error

[JonnoTheDev]

Not quite how I want it to work.. If there IS an error, i want the page to scroll down to show the errors and form so they can fix their problem, else submit the data and redirect to thankyou.php

As I have stated, the example I have posted will do this. LOOK AT THE FORM ACTION ATTRIBUTE! Just add your validation code into the appropriate place.

[Genesis730]

I tried the above example

 

<a name="results"></a>
<?php
if($errors) {
  // display errors
}
?>
<form method="post" action="process-form.php#results">

 

and it doesn't scroll down to the anchor.. atleast on the first submit, i have to submit the data twice (once for the error code then the second time it scrolls down to show me the form) but the first submit doesn't go to the anchor

[JonnoTheDev]

Put the anchor under the form further down the page!

</form>
<a name="results"></a>

It does work. I use this method a lot.

[Genesis730]

When I submit the form with page.php#error the data doesn't enter into the database...