[SOLVED] STRLEN HELP

[SilentQ-noob-]

Does anybody know how to make the PHP code for and if statement using strlen, where, if a field in a form isnt filled out an error message appears.

 

so if the name field is empty it gives an error message.

if (strlen($_POST['name'] <= 1 )) {
echo "The Name field has not been filled out, or is too short";
include ("_form.php");
}
else {
echo " thanks for filling out our form" ; 
}

this is what I have, doesnt work though....any help would be appreciated! thanks,

 

-noob-

[decypher]

add 'end if' might help

[trq]

doesnt work though

 

What does that mean? There is nothing inherently wrong with your code.

[SilentQ-noob-]

still when I add that, and put something into the name field, it returns "The Name field has not been filled out, or is too short"

[trq]

Sorry... must be half asleep.

 

if (strlen($_POST['name']) <= 1 ) {

[SilentQ-noob-]

if (strlen($_POST['name']) <= 1 ) {

 

Thanks, but I've tried changing it to this, but that isnt the problem. The way I wrote it seems to be the correct syntax- (the way you suggested causes an error). So I really dont know why it returns true, regardless of wheather I put something into the name field or not.

[trq]

The way I wrote it seems to be the correct syntax

 

Well its not. strlen expects 1 string, not an expression.

 

the way you suggested causes an error

 

What error?

[SilentQ-noob-]

sorry bro I just checked my code and there was an extra ' that I put in while typing it