PHP Programs to Prevent MySQL Injection or HTML Form Abuse - Validating Numeric Input (
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The script below validates whether the input is a valid number from 0.001 to infinity. It's worth noting, however, that in a PHP program you can even allow a certain range of numbers to be used. Using this validating script ensures that input to that form is a number and nothing else.
Suppose that in your program there are three numeric variables; you will need to validate them, and we will name them num1, num2 and num3:
<?php
//Validate numerical input
if($_POST['num1'] >= 0.001 && $_POST['num2'] >= 0.001 && $_POST['num3'] >= 0.001)
{
}
else
{
}
?>
The AND condition can be extended to accommodate more than three numbers. So if you have 10, you will just need to expand the AND statements.
This can be used to validate a form that accepts only numbers, such as contract numbers, license numbers, telephone numbers, etc.
