Losing data with form validation.

I've dug through the forum and can't seem to find a fix for this. I have a simple, yet long, form which is being validated via the Server Side Validation option (thank you for including the example).

<?php
if($_POST['terms'] != 'AGREE')
return 'Missing Fields Detected.<br /><br />Please be certain you have completed the entire application, including checking the "Agree" box directly above the signature area.<br /><br />Thank you.';
?>

When the missing field is detected the entire form is wiped. I've seen a suggestion to use showform($_POST); in the On Submit field. I've played with this, but being a novice, I must be doing something wrong.

I'm not really sure where to start here. I only need the form to validate without losing what has been entered. I'm running the latest version of Joomla and the latest release (3.0 Beta 2) of ChronoForms.

Thanks in advance!

Hi toby,

you mean the form loses all data if the missing filed is detected ? try to enable Anti spam and enable "try to republish" option!

Hi toby,

you mean the form loses all data if the missing filed is detected ? try to enable Anti spam and enable "try to republish" option!

Yes, the form loses all data. I've enabled Anti Spam and the republish feature is working both with and without the Server Side Validation enabled.

For now, I can run with utilizing the anti spam measure as a fix. Thank you🙂

And thanks so much for the quick reply!

Thank you Toby!!🙂