Best way to validate 7+ fields w/o JS

[bsamson]

I have a form w/ 7 mandatory fields:
First Name, Last Name, City, Zip Code, Username, Password, and lastly Alias

What is the most efficient way to check for values of all those fields and redirect back if any are found to be empty ... The following is the way I have been doing this:

[code]<?php
if (empty($fname))  {
  header( ...
  } elseif {
  (empty($fname))  {
  header( ... 
//  ETC ... ETC ...
?>[/code]

Any suggestions?? ... Thanks!

[btherl]

I would make a variable (string or array), so you can collect ALL missing fields in one go.  Just use a seperate "if" for each.

Then after the checks, check if there are any messages, and if so, redirect and pass along the message to be displayed.  You can do it with eg [code=php:0]header("Location: http://site.com/script.php?msg=" . urlencode($msg));[/code]