I'm sure I'm just doing something stupid but I think I'm close. What I'm trying to do as add validation to my submission. With my current code regardless of what data I enter into the serial field it always comes up with Invalid Serial. Any suggestions?
<?php
$serial=$_POST['serial'];
$model=$_POST['model'];
$deviceCondition=$_POST['deviceCondition'];
$sealCondition=$_POST['sealCondition'];
$location=$_POST['location'];
$deployDate=$_POST['deployDate'];
$weight=$_POST['weight'];
$connectedTerminal=$_POST['connectedTerminal'];
$notes=$_POST['notes'];
//NEW PDO connection
$serialVal = "[a-zA-Z0-9-]+";
if ( preg_match( $serialVal, $serial ) ) {
try{
$conn = new PDO("mysql:host=$sql_server;dbname=$sql_db", $sql_user, $sql_pass);
$sql = "INSERT INTO web01dev4s2.ingenicoInfo (serial, model, deviceCondition, sealCondition, location, deployDate, weight, connectedTerminal, notes) VALUES ('".$serial."', '".$model."', '".$deviceCondition."', '".$sealCondition."', '".$location."', '".$deployDate."', '".$weight."', '".$connectedTerminal."', '".$notes."')";
$q = $conn->prepare($sql);
$result_1=($sql);
$q->execute();
}
catch (PDOException $pe) {
die("Could not connect to the database" . $pe->getMessage());
}
$count = $q->rowCount();
print("Saved $count record(s).\n");
header( "refresh:2;url=devicelist.php" );
}
else {
echo $serial . "Invalid serial number.";
}
?>