function validate_contest_submission($post_arr)
{
$errors = array();
if (false == validateText($post_arr['name'])) {
$errors['name'] = 'Please enter a valid name.';
}
if (false == validateEmail($post_arr['email'])) {
$errors['email'] = 'Please enter a valid email.';
}
if (false == validateText($post_arr['entry-textarea'])) {
$errors['entry-textarea'] = 'Please enter a valid reason.';
}
if (false == isset($post_arr['student']) || false == validateStudent($post_arr['student'])) {
$errors['student'] = 'Please choose yes or no.';
}
if ($post_arr['student'] == 'yes' && false == validateText($post_arr['student-id'])) {
$errors['student-id'] = 'Please enter a valid student id.';
}
if (false == isset($post_arr['confirmation'])) {
$errors['confirmation'] = 'Please confirm.';
}
return count($errors) == 0 ? true : $errors;
}
<?php
if (isset($_POST['add_student'])) {
$reg_no = $_POST['reg_no'];
$full_name = $_POST['full_name'];
$pursuing_course = "";
$phonenumber = $_POST['phonenumber'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$student_category = $_POST['student_category'];
$campus_id = $_POST['campus'];
$faculty_id = $_POST['faculty'];
$department_id = $_POST['department'];
$course_id = $_POST['course'];
$student_adm_yr = $_POST['student_adm_yr'];
$pursuing_course = $course_id;
if (validateStudent($campus_id, $faculty_id, $department_id, $course_id, $student_adm_yr, $reg_no, $full_name, $pursuing_course, $phonenumber, $email, $student_category)) {
$query = "insert into students values ('{$reg_no}','{$full_name}','{$pursuing_course}','{$department_id}','{$phonenumber}','{$email}','{$student_category}','{$student_adm_yr}','{$faculty_id}','{$campus_id}');";
include 'db_auth.php';
if (mysqli_query($conn, $query)) {
increaseCommits("commits", "students");
echo "Student added successfully<br />";
} else {
echo '<span style="color:#FF0000;">Error. Student could not be added.</span><br />';
}
}
} else {
echo "NOT SET";
}
function validateStudent($campus_id, $faculty_id, $department_id, $course_id, $student_adm_yr, $reg_no, $full_name, $pursuing_course, $phonenumber, $email, $student_category)
{
$form_filled = true;
