Validation Show If

Hello everyone,

Can some please explain why the Validation Show If worked in one instance and fail to work thereafter. I inserted Captcha to my form page and got that working and displaying as it should. The Validation Show if error message although inserted as prescribed in the video tutorial, doesn't seem to respond to incorrect codes entered after only responding once yesterday.

Please help!

Thank you.

please send a link where i can see the problem and a copy of the page in a zip archive to troubleshoot.

also, double check that the server is properly configured to save session variables by using the session test page in this thread:
showpost.php?p=23826&postcount=2

if the session test fails it is likely a problem in the php.ini file with a bad setting for the session.save_path, you will need to contact the host to have the issue corrected.

Originally Said By: Jason Byrnes

  please send a link where i can see the problem and a copy of the page in a zip archive to troubleshoot.

also, double check that the server is properly configured to save session variables by using the session test page in this thread:
showpost.php?p=23826&postcount=2

if the session test fails it is likely a problem in the php.ini file with a bad setting for the session.save_path, you will need to contact the host to have the issue corrected.  

Hello Jason,

I have uploaded the session test php file and the test passed. The Captcha image appears to be greyed out.

Please attached a zip file of the php page containing the form elements.

Remote server links:

Captcha image - myform10.php
SessionTest - sessionTest.php

1) your form tag does not have a method attribute set:
<form id="frmContact">

this will cause the form to use the get method. captcha validation will only work for a form that uses the POST method:
<form id="frmContact" method="post">


2) accessing the file that generates the captcha image:
wavt_captchasecurityimages.php


gives a number of errors referencing the open base dir restriction, captcha valuidation will not work on a server where the open_basedir restriction prevents access to the supporting files.

the errror is saying that webassist/captcha/fonts directory is not in the allowed paths, this directory will need to be added to the servers allowed paths also, if i try to access the font file directly:
MOM_T___.TTF

i get a 404 error meaning this has not been uploaded to the server.

Originally Said By: Jason Byrnes

  1) your form tag does not have a method attribute set:
<form id="frmContact">

this will cause the form to use the get method. captcha validation will only work for a form that uses the POST method:
<form id="frmContact" method="post">


2) accessing the file that generates the captcha image:
wavt_captchasecurityimages.php


gives a number of errors referencing the open base dir restriction, captcha valuidation will not work on a server where the open_basedir restriction prevents access to the supporting files.

the errror is saying that webassist/captcha/fonts directory is not in the allowed paths, this directory will need to be added to the servers allowed paths also, if i try to access the font file directly:
MOM_T___.TTF

i get a 404 error meaning this has not been uploaded to the server.  

Thanks.

The Form can now display the validation error message after including the method="post".

For the Captcha Image to be displayed do I need to contact the web hosting company to have them make changes?

yes, you will need to contact the host and also upload the webassist/captcha/fonts/ folder.

Originally Said By: Jason Byrnes

  yes, you will need to contact the host and also upload the webassist/captcha/fonts/ folder.  

Hello Jason,

I used a different another FTP programme to upload the files and the Captcha image is displaying. Do you think the setting for the remote server in Dreamweaver could be wrong?

If dreamweaver can upload other files to the server, it is not a problem with the site settings.

the reality is that dreamweaver is not the most reliable FTP program in the world, i always have another ftp program on hand just in case.