i've created a login page for my site here

However, I would like to display an error message when somebody enters incorrect information. I don't mean a popup, just text displayed in a specific area. How would i do this?

Incase you need to know, i use DW MX 2004 and my shopping cart script is Oscommerce.

Thankyou

EDIT: here's the source code

it depends how you're submitting your form. i use self submission and this is the code :

PHP Code:

          <?php 
if(isset($submit))
{  echo"<style type='text/css'>#normalBold {color:red;}</style>";}  
     $name = $_POST["name"];
     $bob='0';
     $error_name=''; 
     
if(trim($name)    =='' || strlen(trim($name))    <2 || strlen(trim($name))>30){  $error_name.="Name:";         $bob='1'; } 

 if ($bob== "1"){ echo' show your form here ';}
else               {echo' allow user to proceed';}
?>

This will check to see if $name is a valid value, if it is: $error_name doesnt hold a value and $bob is eqaul to 0 so the user is allowed to enter your site. If $name isnt a valid value $bob is equal to 1 and the user sees the form again along with $error_name which now holds a value and will become visable.

Hope that helps

Thankyou, it works fine. However it's not being displayed in bold red font like i want it to be. How do i change the font to one of the styles i have on a stylesheet???

nobody knows

{ echo"<style type='text/css'>#normalBold {color:red;}</style>";}

If the form has been submitted css id #normalBold will be changed from whatever colour it is set to on the style sheet to red. Only if the form has been submitted though. Simply change normalBold to the relevant css id.