You should probably replace $name == "" with strlen($name) < 1. Also, you should probably used $error .= instead of $error = so that you can list all the errors instead of just the last one. <>< Ryan -----Original Message----- From: Addison Ellis [mailto:addison@bellsouth.net] Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 5:26 PM To: php-db@lists.php.net Subject: elseif hello and thank you for your time. will the below work to check if one field or the other is filled in upon submission? either contact_phone or contact_email is required but not both. best, addison $error = ""; if ($name == "") { $error = "$error<LI>You must enter a company name.</LI>"; } if ($address == "") { $error = "$error<LI>You must enter an address.</LI>"; } if ($city == "") { $error = "$error<LI>You must enter a city.</LI>"; } if ($state == "") { $error = "$error<LI>You must enter a state.</LI>"; } if ($zip == "") { $error = "$error<LI>You must enter a zip.</LI>"; } if ($contact_phone == "") { $error = "$error<LI>You must enter a contact phone number or email address.</LI>"; } elseif ($contact_email == "") { $error = "$error<LI>You must enter a contact phone number or email address.</LI>"; } if ($error == "") { $query = "insert into stores set -- Addison Ellis small independent publishing co. 114 B 29th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37203 (615) 321-1791 addison@bellsouth.net info@smipco.com subsidiaries of small independent publishing co. info@gloabaldog.com info@momandpocentral.com -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
