need some help ....how to validate this form........

[Ron Wolpa]

not entirely a javascript question as some PHP is envolved as well but ...:

The pasted bellow code is a simple order form which I intend to validate ;
There will be lots of checkbox (script would have to be lithe to comply with a variable number of checkbox );
, 8 x input texts (one of which an email field to be validated on email format ) and 1 x select name ;


Perhaps a javascript would be a simpler solution , but I´ve encountered the following difficulty :
- name of the checkbox inputs are the same for all : name="check[]" - it makes impossible to identify every checkbox
on javascript ;
- I think it´s got to be changed including the way these lines are written :

foreach( (array)$_POST['check'] as $value){
check_msg .= "Checked: $value\n";

Any help would be welcome
Cheers

................ Order Form ......................................................... :

<form name="form1" method="post" action="formpedido1.php">
<br>
<input type="text" name="hpxxxxxxabc" size="2" maxlength="2">
<br>

<input type="checkbox" name="check[]" value="hpxxxxxxabc_clicado">
<br>
<input type="text" name="eps00001a" size="2" maxlength="2">
<br>
<input type="checkbox" name="check[]" value="eps00001a_clicado">

<br>
<input type="text" name="nome" maxlength="50" size="45" style class="formbg">
<br>
<input type="text" name="endereco" maxlength="50" size="40" style class="formbg">
<br>
<input name="numero" type="text" class="formbg" id="numero" style size="6" maxlength="6">
<br>
<input name="cidade" type="text" class="formbg" id="cidade" style size="35" maxlength="35">
<br>
<select name="estado" size="1" style class="formbg">
<option value="value">( Selecione )</option>
<option selected>A</option>
<option>B</option>
<option>C</option>
<option>etc</option>
</select>
<br>
<input name="cep" type="text" id="cep" size="8" maxlength="8">
<br>
<input type="text" name="codigo_area" size="15" maxlength="5" style class="formbg">
<br>
<input type="text" name="telefone" size="15" maxlength="15" style class="formbg">
<br>
<input type="text" name="email" size="35" maxlength="100" style class="formbg">
<br>
<textarea name="comentarios" cols="70" rows="5"> </textarea>
<br>

<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Confirmar pedido" style="background-color: #ffcc00" >
<br>

<input type="reset" name="Submit2" value="Limpar" style="background-color: #ffcc00">




...................................................... FILE formpedido1.php ............................................................................. :


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

$to = "john_doe@nowhere.helpme";
$subject = "formulario_de_pedido_01";
$nome = $_POST['nome'];
$endereco = $_POST['endereco'];
$numero = $_POST['numero'];
$cidade = $_POST['cidade'];
$estado = $_POST['estado'];
$cep = $_POST['cep'];
$codigo_area = $_POST['codigo_area'];
$telefone = $_POST['telefone'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$comentarios = $_POST['comentarios'];
$hpxxxxxxabc = $_POST['hpxxxxxxabc'];
$eps00001a = $_POST['eps00001a'];


// ................. how to change the lines bellow ???
foreach( (array)$_POST['check'] as $value){
$check_msg .= "Checked: $value\n";
}

// _________ _________ ___________ _____________ _______ _____

$body = "Nome: $nome\n
Endereco: $endereco\n
Numero : $numero\n
Cidade : $cidade\n
Estado: $estado\n
Cep: $cep\n
Cod. Area: $codigo_area\n
Fone: $telefone\n
Email: $email\n
Comentarios: $comentarios\n
Items pedidos: \n
$check_msg\n
Quantidade de hpxxxxxxabc : $hpxxxxxxabc\n
Quantidade de eps00001a : $eps00001a\n
";



// ________ ____________ _________________ _______ __________

header("Location: order_confirmation.htm");
mail($to, $subject, $body);

} else {
echo "error_invalid_function";
}
?>