form trouble

[Lone_Ranger]

this is my if statement when the submit is made 

if ($action == "blogpost") {

if (empty($blogarticle)) {

echo "<p align=center>Sorry your Blog was not posted due to the Article section being blank. You will be redirected in a few seconds so please try again</p>
<p align=center>If you have not returned to your page <a href=http://www.sentuamessage.com/controlpanel.php?action=blog>Click Here</a>";
echo "<meta http-equiv=refresh content=15;URL=http://www.sentuamessage.com/controlpanel.php?action=blog />";
}
else
if (empty($blogtopic)) {

echo "<p align=center>Sorry your Blog was not psoted due to the Topic section being blank. You will be redirected in a few seconds so please try again</p>
<p align=center>If you have not returned to your page <a href=http://www.sentuamessage.com/controlpanel.php?action=blog>Click Here</a>";
echo "<meta http-equiv=refresh content=15;URL=http://www.sentuamessage.com/controlpanel.php?action=blog />";
}
else
{
echo "success";
}

<form method=POST action=http://www.sentuamessage.com/controlpanel.php?action=blogpost>
<div align=center>
	<table border=0 width=63% cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0>
		<tr>
			<td><img src=http://www.sentuamessage.com/commenttop.jpg></img></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td background=http://www.sentuamessage.com/commentmiddle.jpg>
			<table border=0 width=100% cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0>
				<tr>
					<td width=13> </td>
					<td valign=top>
					<table border=0 width=99% cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0>
						<tr>
							<td valign=top>
							<table border=0 width=99% cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0>
								<tr>
									<td width=129><img src=http://www.sentuamessage.com/controlpanel/blogtitle.jpg></img></td>
									<td>
									<table border=0 width=100% cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0>
										<tr>
											<td width=16> </td>
											<td> </td>
										</tr>
										<tr>
											<td width=16> </td>
											<td>
											<input type=text name='blogtopic' size=103 maxlength=250 style='outline: none; overflow: hidden; border: none'></td>
										</tr>
										<tr>
											<td width=16> </td>
											<td> </td>
										</tr>
									</table>
									</td>
								</tr>
							</table>
							</td>
						</tr>
						<tr>
							<td><img src=http://www.sentuamessage.com/controlpanel/blogarticle.jpg></img><p><textarea type=text name='blogarticle' cols=107 rows=21 style='outline: none; overflow: hidden; border: none'></textarea></td>
						</tr>
						<tr>
							<td><p align=right><input type=image name=submit src=http://www.sentuamessage.com/commentpost.jpg value=send border=0 ></td>
						</tr>
					</table>
					</td>
					<td width=4> </td>
				</tr>
			</table>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><img src=http://www.sentuamessage.com/commentbottom.jpg></img></td>
		</tr>
	</table>
</div>
</form>

the above is the form, each time you submit the form it says ARTICLE is empty when it isn't so it fails

 

 

[Ch0cu3r]

Where is $blogarticle and $blogtopic defined?

 

If you have not defined them yet then you need to use $_POST['blogarticle'] and $_POST['blogtopic'] instead.

Edited December 19, 2013 by Ch0cu3r

[Lone_Ranger]

I had them as if ($_POST['blogarticle'] || $_POST['blogtopic' ] == "") {

 

but still the same outcome where it wouldn't accept it

[Ch0cu3r]

You need to check both variables values

if ($_POST['blogarticle'] == "" || $_POST['blogtopic' ] == "") {
    // one or bott fields are empty
}

// OR alternatively use
if (empty($_POST['blogarticle']) || empty($_POST['blogtopic' ])) {
   // one or both fields are empty
}

Edited December 19, 2013 by Ch0cu3r

[Lone_Ranger]

working now, wont work if I do the || statement but works if I do the IF statements seperatly