public function validateContact()
{
//Instantiate the validate object
$validate = new validate();
//get data from the form inputs
extract($_POST);
//Initialise array to store messages
$messages = array();
//validate first name (required)
$messages['firstNameError'] = $validate->checkName($firstName, true);
//validate last name (required)
$messages['lastNameError'] = $validate->checkName($lastName, true);
//validate email address (required)
$messages['emailAddressError'] = $validate->checkEmail($emailAddress, true);
//validate phone (required)
$messages['phoneError'] = $validate->checkPhone($phone, true);
$errors = $validate->checkErrors($messages);
if ($errors) {
//if there were errors, return the array
return $messages;
} else {
//validate success!
//proceed
return false;
}
}
