Field Problem

[dpeterson]

When I make a submission, sometimes there is no url to enter. I have made sure that the field for the url is ticked "required field no". However, it still gives me an error if no url is entered into the field. Can anyone help to fix this?

[John Turner]

Hi dpeterson and welcome,

Its necessary to make some changes with your suggest-link.php.

open '../suggest-link.php' (for FRONT-END)
***find following code

if ((!$_POST['url'] || !valid_url($link['url'])) && ('url' == $field_name))

***replace with following code

if ( ( ( !$_POST['url'] || !valid_url($link['url']) ) && $value['required']) && ('url' == $field_name ) )


***find following code

elseif (('url' == $field_name) && valid_url($_POST['url']) && $_POST['url'])

***replace with following code

elseif (('url' == $field_name) && valid_url($_POST['url']) && $_POST['url'] && $value['required'])


***find following code

if (!in_array($link_header, array (200, 403, 405)))
{
$error = true;
$msg .= "<li>{$gDirLang['error_broken_link']}</li>";
}
}
$link['link_header'] = $link_header;
}

***replace with following code

if (!in_array($link_header, array (200, 403, 405)))
{
$error = true;
$msg .= "<li>{$gDirLang['error_broken_link']}</li>";
}
}
$link['link_header'] = $link_header;
}

elseif (('url' == $field_name) && !valid_url($_POST['url']) && !$_POST['url'] && !$value['required'])
{
$link['domain'] = '';
$link['link_header'] = '200';

}


***find following code

if ($gDirConfig['description_max_chars'] > 0)
{
if (strlen($link['description']) > $gDirConfig['description_max_chars'])
{
$error = true;
$msg .= "<li>{$gDirLang['error_max_description']}</li>";
}
}
}

***replace with following code

if ($gDirConfig['description_max_chars'] > 0)
{
if (strlen($link['description']) > $gDirConfig['description_max_chars'])
{
$error = true;
$msg .= "<li>{$gDirLang['error_max_description']}</li>";
}
}
}


if(!$link['url'])
{
$link['pagerank'] = -1;
$link['recip_valid'] = 0;
}
else
{


***find following code

else
{
$error =true;
$msg .= "<li>{$gDirLang['error_reciprocal_domain']}</li>";
}
}

***replace with following code

else
{
$error =true;
$msg .= "<li>{$gDirLang['error_reciprocal_domain']}</li>";
}
}

}



*** save and close it.

Hope it helps.

[dpeterson]

I made the changes you suggested. It still tells me I have to enter a valid url.

[John Turner]

Hi dpeterson,

Did you suggest over Front-End? or from AdminPanel?

[dpeterson]

Thanks but I already got the fix from Dave Baker in the modifications forum.

[John Turner]

Here this solution for Back-End

1. open '../admin/suggest-link.php'

***find following code

if (($value['type'] == 'text') || ($value['type'] == 'textarea'))
{
$link[$field_name] = sql(html($field_value,ENT_QUOTES));
}


***replace it with following code

if (($value['type'] == 'text') || ($value['type'] == 'textarea'))
{
$link[$field_name] = sql(html($field_value,ENT_QUOTES));

if($field_name =='url')
{
$url_required = $value['required'];
}

}


***find following code

if (!$_POST['url'] || ($_POST['url'] == 'http://'))

{
$error = true;
$msg = $gDirLang['error_url'];
}


***replace it with following code

if ( (!$_POST['url'] || ($_POST['url'] == 'http://')) && $url_required)
{
$error = true;
$msg = $gDirLang['error_url'];
}
elseif( (!$_POST['url'] || ($_POST['url'] == 'http://')) && !$url_required)
{
$link['domain'] = '';
$link['link_header'] = '200';
$link['pagerank'] = -1;
$link['recip_valid'] = 0;

}


***find following code

if ($gDirConfig['reciprocal_check'] && !$gDirConfig['reciprocal_visitors'] )


***replace it with following code

if ($gDirConfig['reciprocal_check'] && !$gDirConfig['reciprocal_visitors'] && ( ($_POST['url'] || ($_POST['url'] == 'http://')) && $url_required))


***find following code

if ($gDirConfig['duplicate_checking'] && !$gDirConfig['duplicate_visitors'])


***replace it with following code

if ($gDirConfig['duplicate_checking'] && !$gDirConfig['duplicate_visitors'] && ( ($_POST['url'] || ($_POST['url'] == 'http://')) && $url_required))


*** Save and close it.

Don't forget set 'Required Field:' option to 'No' for Listing URL field.
in Admin Panel » Manage Listing Fields
It might helps.