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PHP Build a Simple PHP Application Wrapping Up The Project Validating Contact Form Data

Posted by nopenoname
nopenoname
1,515 Points

Style the error page?

Is there a way to add style (or at least margins) to the "You must specify a value for name, email address, and message." error message?

1 Answer

Erik McClintock
Erik McClintock
45,783 Points
Erik McClintock
Erik McClintock
45,783 Points

Valerie,

If you want to style your error message, you could easily allow for that by echoing out some HTML elements with an ID or class to encapsulate the message itself.

For example, rather than simply doing this:

if($name == "") {
    echo "You must specify a value for name.";
    exit;
}

You could do this:

if($name == "") {
    echo '<span id="error_message">You must specify a value for name.</span>';
    exit;
}

And then target the span with an ID of "error_message" in your CSS.

Erik

nopenoname
nopenoname
1,515 Points

Ah, thank you very much!