How An Error Message Is Printed Out Of "table"?

[kbflowers]

Hi 

 

I tried to display an error message out of "table," as your Form Feedback( php textbook p. 53-a).

However, the error message viewed below "table" http://127.0.0.1/ch02/phpPaycheck2.php.

If you offer me any suggestion, that will help me a lot.  

 

<table id= "employee">

<tr>

<th colspan ="2">Paycheck Calculator</th>

<th> </th>

</tr>

<tr class ="alt">

    <td colspan="2"> First Name</td>

<td class="money">

<?php 

?>

</td>

    </tr>

<tr>

<td colspan="2"> Last Name</td>

<td class="money">

<?php 

$last_name = 'Doe'; // variable

echo $last_name; 

?> 

</td>

    </tr>

<tr>

    <td colspan = "2">Hours Worked (between 0 and 80)</td>

    <td class="money"> 

<?php #Script 1 -paycheck.php # Created March 14, 2016 by Kb  

$regHourWorked = 40; // initializing 

echo $regHourWorked; // print

?>

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

    <td colspan = "2">Overtime Hours Worked (between 0 and 40)</td>

<td class="money">

<?php

$overHourWorked = 10; 

echo $overHourWorked; 

?>

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

    <td colspan = "2">Hourly Rate (between 0 and 100.00)</td>

    <td class="money">

<?php

$hourRate = 20.00; 

echo "$" . $hourRate 

?> </td>

  </tr>

</table>

 

<?php  #Script 1.1 -phpPaycheck2.php # Created March 21, 2016  

if(!empty($_POST ['name'])){

$name = $_POST['name'];

 

}else{

$name = NULL;

$error = 'You forget to enter your First Name';

#echo '<p class="error">You forget to enter your First Name.</p>' ;

}

echo $error;

 

?>

 

[Larry]

Basically you just print out/echo the error message wherever you want it to appear in your HTML. I'd say more, but I don't quite follow "outside of the table" vs "below the table".