[SOLVED] Eror message for form validation

[steviemac]

Can any one tell me why my form validation error message are not posting?  Everything else in the code works fine.

<?
if(isset($todo) and $todo=="change-email"){
$email=mysql_real_escape_string($email);
//Setting flags for checking
$status = "OK";
$msg="";

if (!preg_match("/^([a-zA-Z0-9])+@([a-zA-Z0-9_-])+(\.[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)+/", $_POST['email'])){
$msg=$msg."Yor E-Mail Address does not appear to be valid<BR>";
$status= "NOTOK";}					

if ( $email <> $email2 ){
$msg=$msg."Both email addresses are not matching<BR>";
$status= "NOTOK";}					



if($status<>"OK"){ 
echo "<p align=\"center\"><input type='button' value='Retry' onClick='history.go(-1)'></p>";
}else{ // if all validations are passed.
if(mysql_query("UPDATE table set email='$email' where userName='$curUser'")){
echo "<p align=\"center\">Your email address has been successfully changed.<br>";
echo "Go back to <a href=\"index.php\"> The Members Page</a></p>";
}
}
}


?>

[AndyB]

Because you never echo $msg

[steviemac]

Isn't that what it is doing at line 6?

$status = "OK";
$msg="";

[penguin0]

no you need to actually put echo "$msg"; where you want it to show.

[AndyB]

Isn't that what it is doing at line 6?

$status = "OK";
$msg="";

 

All that does is define the values of the variables.

[steviemac]

It works by echoing the $msg  Thanks for your time.  I have been messing with it for two hours and finally got frustrated and decided to come here for help.