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PHP

Marc Dimacuha
Marc Dimacuha
9,249 Points
Posted by Marc Dimacuha
Marc Dimacuha
9,249 Points

Using "required" values in input instead

I'm just wondering if creating an if statement to the top checking the values are filled out will be the same thing as typing the 'required' field in <input>?

What's the difference between:

if ($name == "" || $email == "" || $details == "") {
        echo "Please fill in the required fields : 
                   Name, Email and Details";
        exit;
     }

and:

<input type="text" id="name" name="name" value="" required>

Will it have more security measures since we're doing more code or will it serve the same purpose with 'required'?

2 Answers

Pontus Bolmér
Pontus Bolmér
12,471 Points
Pontus Bolmér
Pontus Bolmér
12,471 Points

It is the same as required. But if you are going to save the data in a database, there are some other checks that are a good thing to do, like htmlspecialchars.

Brandon Eichhorn
PLUS
Brandon Eichhorn
Courses Plus Student 2,035 Points
Brandon Eichhorn
Brandon Eichhorn
Courses Plus Student 2,035 Points

I made a small contact form for a client, I don't find it necessary, but I think it certainly would be a smart move just to include a PHP check as well.