PHP required fields

Hi.
I'm new to php, Does anyone know a simple way to require certain fields to be filled in on a php form.
Is there some type of require comand?

Is there a good book out there on PHP?

Thanks
Tim Miller
tim@tdm-deesign.com

I'm not new to php but I wouldn't say I know everything. To the best of my knowledge there is no form validation.

From what I can tell you have a HTML form which you want to validate. Although it is not a straight forward way it probably could be done.

Submit the page to a piece of php code which checks the contents of the fields you want filled in. Code:

if ($fieldname == "") { $notcompleted = true }

At the end, make the decision as to which page you are redirected too.

Alternatively, the neater way is to use JavaScript.

As for the php books as far as I know there are roughly two out and one other to be published soon. I have ordered a book recently 'Core PHP Programming' but I don't know what its like.

I hope this is the information you were looking for.

Falcon.

The book "Core PHP Programming" is a very good book about PHP.
But you can save yourself the money by visiting the PHP website, because the book is much like a copy of that website.
Personally I prefer the book though, because it is easier to handle than the website

Iwan

and where is the website located?

You can find the website at www.php.net
Click on documentation

Iwan

hehe I got you all wrong..
thought that book existed in
an online version