Re: about forms with php

by the way If I remove return false .. script is checking the correctness but just after it is going to the page "sign_up_ page .php "..I just want it to go to the page when the email is correct .. Is it possible to manage ? meltem ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Haworth" <jhaworth@witanjardine.co.uk> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 2:48 PM Subject: FW: [PHP] about forms with php > Hi, > > > <form name="sign" method="POST" action="sign_up_.php" > > onSubmit="checkemail(email.value);return false" > > > > > and when I click submit.. javascript is working but > > it is not going to the sign_up_ page ...... > > It's because of the "return false": that means "after running the checkemail > function, cancel the form submission". > > I think you want to have your function return true or false depending on > whether the email address is OK, and take the return out of the onsubmit > handler. > > Don't forget to validate the email address on the server as well, otherwise > people who turn off Javascript will be able to submit dodgy data. > > Cheers > Jon > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >