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server-side validation to reject invalid phone number (example needed)

1 year 4 months ago #26626 by bcraigie
I have had a look at plugins/contactenhanced/customcode/code/onSubmitContact/example-onEmptySubject.php to try and make a copy of it that can detect if a spammer has typed in the site's phone number in the phone number field so I can reject the form, or even a blank phone number and somehow evaded the frontend javascript checking.

None of the example scripts are set up to reject a form. They all do some sort of modification of a field and continue to accept the form.

What do I need to do to reject a form submission? The code mentions $exception but isn't clear how to use it.

For example:
try
{
        $phone_number = $jinput->getString('phone_number', '');
 
        if (empty($phone_number))
        {
                //reject a blank phone number
        }
 
}
catch (Exception $e)
{
        $return = $e;
}
What code do I put in the //reject a blank phone number section to make it send an error message back to the user and to reject the form submission please?

The php documentation for PHP8 suggeststo me that something like this would work:
throw new Exception('Invalid phone number.');

But where does $exception come into it?

Thanks!

Brian

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1 year 4 months ago #26627 by support
Dear Brian,

Which Joomla and Contact Enhanced versions are you using?

Best regards,
Douglas Machado
iStoreLocator | iFAQ | Ideal Related Articles | Contact Enhanced

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1 year 4 months ago #26629 by bcraigie
Hi Douglas. Joomla 4.2.2 with the latest CE 4.2

Thanks :-)

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1 year 4 months ago #26630 by support
Brian,

I found the problem and fixed it in the new version I have just released.

Also, I have included an example in the package for the phone number. Just don't forget to rename the file, so it won't be overridden when you update next time.

Best regards,
Douglas Machado
iStoreLocator | iFAQ | Ideal Related Articles | Contact Enhanced

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1 year 4 months ago #26633 by bcraigie
Thank you so much Douglas. I see the example and it is excellent. I will copy that and test it out. :cheer:

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