Posted by Angela on 11/04/07 01:41

That's extactly what I am wanting to do.

Use Javascript/AJAX to display the error messages for user
and use PHP (server side) to do the validation (regex, check db, etc).

Purpose of looking at AJAX is because this is all done in 'real time'
(asonychronous)

Anyone with any simple examples?

:)

Tom wrote:
> On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:11:44 -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote...
>> Angela wrote:
>>> Hello
>>>
>>> Looking for a simple script example for PHP validation on form with AJAX.
>>>
>>> Yes, I've google this many times over and there are a lot of different
>>> AJAX frameworks to work with.
>>>
>>> Simple form where values/input is validated by a PHP script.
>>>
>>> Thanks greatly
>>>
>> Never depend on client-side anything for validation.
>>
>> You can use javascript to validate client-side, but when the user
>> submits the data, you *must* validate it server-side to be safe.
>>
>> AJAX has nothing to do with the latter. It's just standard PHP
>> validation techniques.
>>
>
> You could use AJAX to display interactive messages and validate some of the
> data, but like Jerry mentioned, it is unreliable. Use your PHP to validate the
> information at the server whether or not you use AJAX to manage the data on the
> client side.
>
> Tom

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