Codeigniter form validation check box validation not work. I have been working on a project where I can select different check boxes on my view. And when I submit my form if all boxes are empty then should throw callback message.
But for some reason will not work with
<input type="checkbox" name="tables[]" value="<?php echo $table;?>" />
I have looked around stack overflow website and other and tried lots but non some to work.
Question What would be the best solution to get my callback function working so if all check boxes are empty then will throw my form validation message?
For any one who wants var dump results
array(3) {
[0]=> string(4) "user"
[1]=> string(10) "user_group"
[2]=> string(16) "user_join_status"
}
Controller
<?php
class Backup extends MX_Controller {
public function __construct() {
parent::__construct();
$this->load->library('admin/users');
$this->load->model('admin/tool/model_tool_backup');
}
public function index() {
$data['tables'] = $this->model_tool_backup->get_tables();
$this->load->library('form_validation');
$this->form_validation->set_rules('tables[]', 'Table', 'callback_check');
// $this from library MY_Form_Validation for HMVC
if ($this->form_validation->run($this) == FALSE) {
$data['sidebar'] = Modules::run('admin/common/sidebar/index');
$data['navbar'] = Modules::run('admin/common/navbar/index');
$data['header'] = Modules::run('admin/common/header/index');
$data['footer'] = Modules::run('admin/common/footer/index');
$this->load->view('tool/backup_view', $data);
} else {
var_dump($this->input->post('tables[]'));
//$this->output->set_header('Pragma: public');
//$this->output->set_header('Expires: 0');
//$this->output->set_header('Content-Description: File Transfer');
//$this->output->set_header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
//$this->output->set_header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=' . $this->db->database . '_' . date('Y-m-d_H-i-s', time()) . '_backup.sql');
//$this->output->set_header('Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary');
//$this->output->append_output($this->backup_codeigniter($this->input->post('backup[]')));
}
}
public function check($post_tables) {
$post_tables = $this->input->post('tables[]');
if (!isset($post_tables)) {
$this->form_validation->set_message('check', 'You Must Select At Least One Table To Do Back Up!');
return FALSE;
} else {
return TRUE;
}
}
public function backup_codeigniter($tables) {
$this->load->dbutil();
$prefs = array(
'tables' => $tables,
'ignore' => array(),
'format' => 'txt',
'filename' => $this->db->database . '_' . date('Y-m-d_H-i-s', time()) . '_backup.sql',
'add_drop' => TRUE,
'add_insert' => TRUE,
'newline' => "\n"
);
return $this->dbutil->backup($prefs);
}
}
View
<?php echo form_open_multipart('admin/tool/backup', array('class' => 'form-horizontal')); ?>
<?php echo validation_errors('<div class="alert alert-danger"><i class="fa fa-exclamation-circle"></i> <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert">×</button>', '</div>'); ?>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-sm-2 control-label">Backup</label>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<div class="well well-sm" style="height: 150px; overflow: auto;">
<?php foreach ($tables as $table) { ?>
<div class="checkbox">
<label>
<input type="checkbox" name="tables[]" value="<?php echo $table; ?>"/>
<?php echo $table; ?></label>
</div>
<?php } ?>
</div>
<a onclick="$(this).parent().find(':checkbox').prop('checked', true);">Select All</a> /
<a onclick="$(this).parent().find(':checkbox').prop('checked', false);">Unselect All</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="button-group">
<div class="form-group text-right">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-lg btn-inverse">Click to Backup Database</button>
</div>
</div>
<?php echo form_close(); ?>
MY_Form_Validation Library For HMVC That why need $this in $this->form_validation->run($this) for callbacks
<?php
class MY_Form_validation extends CI_Form_validation {
function run($module = '', $group = '') {
(is_object($module)) AND $this->CI = &$module;
return parent::run($group);
}
}
Problem Solved Seems to be a issue with codeigniter hmvc form validation not working with validating checked box arrays. All other call backs work fine though just checked boxes not validating correct.
My Fix Working
So there for I have had to use own custom validation using server REQUEST_METHOD like in example below.
<?php
class Backup extends MX_Controller {
private $error = array();
public function __construct() {
parent::__construct();
$this->load->library('admin/users');
$this->load->model('admin/tool/model_tool_backup');
$this->load->library('form_validation');
}
public function index() {
$tables = $this->input->post('tables');
$data['tables'] = $this->model_tool_backup->get_tables();
if (($this->input->server('REQUEST_METHOD') == 'POST') && $this->validate()) {
}
if (isset($this->error['warning'])) {
$data['error_warning'] = $this->error['warning'];
} else {
$data['error_warning'] = '';
}
if (isset($this->error['tables'])) {
$data['error_tables'] = $this->error['tables'];
} else {
$data['error_tables'] = '';
}
$data['sidebar'] = Modules::run('admin/common/sidebar/index');
$data['navbar'] = Modules::run('admin/common/navbar/index');
$data['header'] = Modules::run('admin/common/header/index');
$data['footer'] = Modules::run('admin/common/footer/index');
$this->load->view('tool/backup_view', $data);
}
public function validate() {
if (!isset($_POST['tables'])) {
$this->error['tables'] = 'You must select at least one item';
}
return !$this->error;
}
public function backup_codeigniter($tables) {
$this->load->dbutil();
$prefs = array(
'tables' => $tables,
'ignore' => array(),
'format' => 'txt',
'filename' => $this->db->database . '_' . date('Y-m-d_H-i-s', time()) . '_backup.sql',
'add_drop' => TRUE,
'add_insert' => TRUE,
'newline' => "\n"
);
return $this->dbutil->backup($prefs);
}
}