Posted by Pedro Graca on 11/10/06 19:17

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Matthew Wilson wrote:
> Hi, we are getting a lot of spam through our PHP Feedback form, and have set
> up a new field 'prove you're human', asking them to do some simple maths.
>
> What is the command for the PHP script itself, to say "this field must be
> equal to 9 or return the error page"?

if ($_POST['human_proof'] != 9) {
// spammer
} else {
// ok
}

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I (almost) never check the dodgeit address.
If you *really* need to mail me, use the address in the Reply-To
header with a message in *plain* *text* *without* *attachments*.

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