processing a form with if empty messages

[wright67uk]

I've taken this as an extract of a much larger file.

If $score1 is empty the no score message appears, the exit() occurs. and the footer div will not appear.
If $score1 is filled, the success message and the footer div both appear fine.

If I remove the exit, then both the success and the no score message appears, and the footer div displays fine.

I would like the no score message to appear when $score1 is empty, aswell as the footer div to appear.

How should I restructure my code so that is so?

Any basic examples would be great!

<input type="text"   name="score1"/>
<input type="text"   name="score2"/>

<?php 
 if(isset($_POST['processForm'])) 
   {
	   $score1 = $_POST['score']; 
	   if (empty($score1)) {echo "You haven't entered a score for score2"; exit();}
	   else if (empty($score2)) {echo "You haven't entered a score for score1"; exit();}
          
#connection here
$sql = "INSERT STATEMENT HERE";
mysql_query($sql);
			
echo "success message";  
   
   };
?>
</form>
<div id="footer">Footer</div>

[OctoberWind]

<input type="text"   name="score1"/>
<input type="text"   name="score2"/>

<?php 
if(isset($_POST['processForm'])) {

    // VERY IMPORTANT RULE:
    //    a "hard" exit(); in your code is a VERY bad idea, 
    //    unless you explicitly add notifications before you exit.
    //    exit() does NOT break out of a loop, it "shuts down" PHP.
    //    You'll end up with blank white pages, 
    //    and no reference to what or where it happened.

    // create a tmp var that you can toggle
    $tmpProcess=TRUE;

    // I assume, based on your form that this SHOULD BE 'score1' and not 'score'
    $score1 = $_POST['score1'];
    // I assume that you need this var set as well, based on the form above ??
    $score2 = $_POST['score2'];

    // these variables look backwards... check 1 -> report 2 ?
    if (empty($score1)) {
        $tmpProcess=FALSE;
        echo "You haven't entered a score for score2";    
    }
    else if (empty($score2)) {
        $tmpProcess=FALSE;
        echo "You haven't entered a score for score1";
    }

    // by changing the tmp var above, you can avoid running the insert query 
    // if you have blank values.  I'm guessing you need both 
    // $score1 and $score2 to properly insert?
    if ($tmpProcess===TRUE) {
        #connection here
        $sql = "INSERT STATEMENT HERE";
        mysql_query($sql);

        echo "success message";            
    }    // end $tmpProcess        

}

?>
</form>
<div id="footer">Footer</div>