Need help with my code

[codephp]

please check screen shot.... for error

<div>
<?php 
require_once("sendcontact.php");
$obj = new insertcontact();
$result = $obj->recordcontact();
?>
<?echo "<center>".$result."</center><br><br>"; ?>
<form action="" method="post">
<table>
<th><center> Please fill the form : </center></th>
<tr>
<td>Name :</td>
<td><input type="text" name="fullname" placeholder="Type your full name"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>email :</td>
<td><input type="email" name="email" placeholder="ex: [email protected]"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Type of contact :</td>
<td><input type="checkbox" name="checkbox" value="Report" >Report <br>
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox" value="Feedback" >Feedback <br>
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox" value="Suggestions" >Suggestions <br>

</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Message:</td>
<td><textarea name="message" style="max-width:500px;" cols="60" rows="10" placeholder="Type message here"></textarea></td>
</tr>
</table>
<input type="submit">
</form>
</div>

contact.php

<?php 
include('dbconnect.php');
class insertcontact{

public function recordcontact(){
// function for inserting videos
$Name = $_POST["fullname"];
$email = $_POST["email"];
$message = $_POST["message"];
$type = $_POST["checkbox"];
$date = new DateTime();
$contactdate = $date-> format('Y-m-d H:i:s');

if(empty($Name) || empty($email) || empty($message) || empty($type)){
return $result = "Missing information....!";
}else{
$strSQL = " INSERT INTO Contact (Name, email, message, contact_type, date ) VALUES ('".$Name."','".$email."','".$message."','".$type."','".$contactdate."')" ;
try{
	mysql_query($strSQL);
	$message = "Thank you for submitting.";
	return $message ;
	clearstatcache();
	exit();
}
catch(CustomException $e){
	throw new Exception( 'Something really gone wrong', 0, $e);
	exit();
}
}
}

}
?>

[codephp]

After checking preview my site, initially it showing that screen shot.... 

printing missing information .... may i know what's wrong.

 

how do i validate required fields?

[jazzman1]

Make checkboxes to be optional.

[PaulRyan]

You need to check if the form has been posted before you validate the information.

 

 

<?PHP
 
  if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') {
    // form has been posted
  }
 
?>