Comments on: Help Build A Better Form with PHP http://www.screenflicker.com/blog/coding/a-better-php-form-with-php/ Web design and development in Calgary Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:21:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Morishani http://www.screenflicker.com/blog/coding/a-better-php-form-with-php/#comment-524 Morishani Tue, 16 May 2006 18:19:21 +0000 http://www.screenflicker.com/blog/?p=24#comment-524 Good function, keep working with functions :) Good function, keep working with functions :)

]]> By: Screenflicker » Blog Archive » A Better Email Form with PHP http://www.screenflicker.com/blog/coding/a-better-php-form-with-php/#comment-33 Screenflicker » Blog Archive » A Better Email Form with PHP Mon, 24 Oct 2005 14:37:34 +0000 http://www.screenflicker.com/blog/?p=24#comment-33 [...] m with PHP As promised, I’d like to follow up on my post about building a better email form with PHP. I received a few respo [...] [...] m with PHP As promised, I’d like to follow up on my post about building a better email form with PHP. I received a few respo [...]

]]> By: Colin D. Devroe http://www.screenflicker.com/blog/coding/a-better-php-form-with-php/#comment-27 Colin D. Devroe Sun, 25 Sep 2005 00:43:09 +0000 http://www.screenflicker.com/blog/?p=24#comment-27 I have some suggestions... but they are BLURRY right now. I have some suggestions… but they are BLURRY right now.

]]> By: Mike http://www.screenflicker.com/blog/coding/a-better-php-form-with-php/#comment-26 Mike Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:49:05 +0000 http://www.screenflicker.com/blog/?p=24#comment-26 No worries Jem and thanks for the encouraging words. You're right, there is nothing like the satisfaction of learning something from scratch. Besides, I'm sure I'll get this thing licked and when I do I'll post a nice little breakdown of how it works. No worries Jem and thanks for the encouraging words. You’re right, there is nothing like the satisfaction of learning something from scratch. Besides, I’m sure I’ll get this thing licked and when I do I’ll post a nice little breakdown of how it works.

]]> By: Jem http://www.screenflicker.com/blog/coding/a-better-php-form-with-php/#comment-25 Jem Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:32:01 +0000 http://www.screenflicker.com/blog/?p=24#comment-25 I just wanted to say "hoorah" for teaching yourself PHP. Nothing like the satisfaction of learning a language from scratch. Sorry, I don't actually have any constructive suggestions. ;) I just wanted to say “hoorah” for teaching yourself PHP. Nothing like the satisfaction of learning a language from scratch.

Sorry, I don’t actually have any constructive suggestions. ;)

]]> By: Mike http://www.screenflicker.com/blog/coding/a-better-php-form-with-php/#comment-24 Mike Wed, 21 Sep 2005 06:04:31 +0000 http://www.screenflicker.com/blog/?p=24#comment-24 Justin, you're absolutely right, Javascript is a very easy to use way to validate forms. I've actually been using one particular script on most of my sites up until now. The reason for choosing PHP/Server side scripts for the validation is more along the user experience side of things. I'd rather have the user reload another page but have the error displayed in a more aesthetically appealing way than a JS popup. Reason number two is just as you've stated. I'd like to make my forms as accessible as possible, even to those with JS turned off. Finally, building forms this way makes it more extensible, especially by expanding the function (or eventual class) to include the dynamic creation of the form itself. Justin, you’re absolutely right, Javascript is a very easy to use way to validate forms. I’ve actually been using one particular script on most of my sites up until now.

The reason for choosing PHP/Server side scripts for the validation is more along the user experience side of things. I’d rather have the user reload another page but have the error displayed in a more aesthetically appealing way than a JS popup.

Reason number two is just as you’ve stated. I’d like to make my forms as accessible as possible, even to those with JS turned off. Finally, building forms this way makes it more extensible, especially by expanding the function (or eventual class) to include the dynamic creation of the form itself.

]]> By: Justin Lilly http://www.screenflicker.com/blog/coding/a-better-php-form-with-php/#comment-23 Justin Lilly Wed, 21 Sep 2005 04:53:18 +0000 http://www.screenflicker.com/blog/?p=24#comment-23 Just as an fyi, Javascript is probably better suited to validating the information before a form is submitted. That way, slow users don't have to wait for another page refresh. But if you deal with a lot of people with javascript turned off, I suppose, now that I think about it, php would be best. I think I'd still include both, though. Just as an fyi, Javascript is probably better suited to validating the information before a form is submitted. That way, slow users don’t have to wait for another page refresh. But if you deal with a lot of people with javascript turned off, I suppose, now that I think about it, php would be best. I think I’d still include both, though.

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