String length validation not working

[thefollower]

For some unknown reason my validation is not working on the string length, not sure what I have done wrong but it just doesn't header out. Have i got the syntax wrong or something?

 

Hope you can help!

 

 

<?php
$MessageText = 0;
If(strlen($MessageText) > 255 OR strlen($MessageText) < 10 OR $MessageText == ''){
Header("location: composeletter.php?toolongmessage");
}
?>

[laffin]

Your example program worked fine here.

 

Maybe it did error out and u didn;t know it?

check apache log for any errors.

 

most likely u got a headers already sent error message.

[thefollower]

Nah it could not have sent because it continued to do the rest of the script. I got error report on. Ill put a die; after the header to see if that works

[laffin]

DOH, Good point, that shudda fixed it for ya

[revraz]

You should use a ELSE anyways.

 

<?php
$MessageText = 0;
If(strlen($MessageText) > 255 OR strlen($MessageText) < 10 OR $MessageText == ''){
echo "False";
}
else {
echo "True";
}
?>

[laffin]

there is no need for an else. die/exit end the script right there.

 

[haku]

it just doesn't header out.

 

You mean it doesnt forward? Echo something (I usually use echo "here") before the header to confirm that you are even entering that part of the conditional. If you are, then check and make sure you have absolutely NO output to the page before that point (including spaces at the end of include files or what not), as that will prevent the header from working. Those random spaces can be hard to track down...