Validation in CodeIgniter is simple and easy to used. we will use form_validation library in CodeIgniter for form validation and return error on form submit.
$this->load->library('form_validation');
Following are default validation rules of CodeIgniter:
1) required
2) matches
3) regex_match
4) differs
5) is_unique
6) min_length
7) max_length
8) exact_length
9) greater_than
10) greater_than_equal_to
11) less_than
12) less_than_equal_to
13) in_list
14) alpha
15) alpha_numeric
16) alpha_numeric_spaces
17) alpha_dash
18) numeric
19) integer
20) decimal
21) is_natural
22) is_natural_no_zero
23) valid_url
24) valid_email
25) valid_emails
26) valid_ip
27) valid_base64
Now we will check CodeIgniter form validation for simple registration form.
Let’s create simple form having name, email, password, address fields:
<html>
<head>
<title>Form Validation</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php echo validation_errors(); ?>
<?php echo form_open('form'); ?>
<h4>Name</h4>
<input type="text" name="name" value="<?php echo set_value('name'); ?>" size="50" />
<h4>Email</h4>
<input type="text" name="email" value="<?php echo set_value('email'); ?>" size="50" />
<h4>Password</h4>
<input type="text" name="password" value="<?php echo set_value('password'); ?>" size="50" />
<h4>Password Confirm</h4>
<input type="text" name="passconf" value="<?php echo set_value('passconf'); ?>" size="50" />
<div><input type="submit" value="Submit" /></div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
function set_value() return all values. If validation gives error, validation_errors() function return errors.
<?php echo validation_errors(); ?>
Setting Validation Rules :
We are using various rules like required,valid_email, matches[password].
As per requirement we pass multiple parameter in validation its simple and easy
$this->form_validation->set_rules('name', 'Name', 'required');
$this->form_validation->set_rules('password', 'Password', 'required');
$this->form_validation->set_rules('passconf', 'Password Confirmation', 'required|matches[password]');
$this->form_validation->set_rules('email', 'Email', 'required|valid_email');
Check CodeIgniter controller example :
<?php
class registration extends CI_Controller {
public function index()
{
$this->load->helper(array('form', 'url'));
$this->load->library('form_validation');
$this->form_validation->set_rules('name', 'Name', 'required');
$this->form_validation->set_rules('password', 'Password', 'required');
$this->form_validation->set_rules('passconf', 'Password Confirmation', 'required|matches[password]');
$this->form_validation->set_rules('email', 'Email', 'required|valid_email');
if ($this->form_validation->run() == FALSE){
$this->load->view('registration_page');
}else{
$this->load->view('registration_success');
}
}
}
?>