Display Error Message Php Form

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Error Message In Php Form Validation

ads with us Stack Overflow Questions Jobs Documentation Tags Users Badges Ask Question x Dismiss Join the Stack Overflow Community Stack how to show error message in php Overflow is a community of 4.7 million programmers, just like you, helping each other. Join them; it only takes a minute: Sign up Validating php form - How to show error message on the php form validation example form up vote 1 down vote favorite 1 I've been receiving blank submissions from my form and I know that validating ("required" validation) using javascript isn't always effective because spambots can turn off javascript. So I've been looking for ways to validate my php form using php. So after a but of research ... I found that this will work: if (!$_POST['name'] ) { die('Please fill in your name');

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} Though, this message 'Please fill in your name' shows on a different page after I've hit the submit button. Now ideally, I'd like that message to display on the page where the form is, though I'm struggling to find a way to do this. (Please excuse my lack on knowledge on php). Would I require Ajax? I assume I would need to add a div on the form page where I want the error message to display? How would I ask php to display the error message on the form page? IE: What would I need to put in my php process form (along with the code above?). If you need me to post / add any more detail, please ask, as I'd appreciate your help! ====================================================================== UPDATE Here is my php process form: validate_code($_POST['validate']) ? "true" : "false") == "false") { header('Location: http://www.domain.com/fail.htm'); exit; } if (!$_POST['rgerger'] ) { die('You did not complete all of the required fields'); } if(!empty($_POST['email'])){ die('Stop Spamming'); } $to = "email@address.co.za"; $from = $_POST['ervberster']; $subject = "I Want to Advertise"; $sBodyNew = '