required fields

[emmak_25]

I'm trying to set a required field, the same as with the username on the register page.
This is what I've got

PHP Code:

if(!empty($data['abstract'])) {
        $err[] = "ERROR - Please enter a valid email";
    }
    if(!empty($err))  {
        echo "<div class=\"msg\">";
        foreach ($err as $e) {
            echo "* $e <br>";
        }
        echo "</div>";
    } 


[Wombat76]

You need to check whether the variable is empty. !empty checks that it is NOT empty. If you want to also check for a valid email address, you can do that at the same time. Leave out the " OR !isEmail($data['abstract'])" if you don't:

PHP Code:

if(empty($data['abstract']) OR !isEmail($data['abstract'])) {
        $err[] = "ERROR - Please enter a valid email";
    }
    if(!empty($err))  {
        echo "<div class=\"msg\">";
        foreach ($err as $e) {
            echo "* $e <br>";
        }
        echo "</div>";
    }