rlanvin/php-form

Lightweight form validation library for PHP

PHP Form

Lightweight form validation library for PHP, with a concise syntax and powerful use of closures. It can validate traditional form submissions as well as API requests., _(*1)

, _(*2)

Basic example

// create the form with rules
$form = new Form\Validator([
    'name' => ['required', 'trim', 'max_length' => 255],
    'email' => ['required', 'email']
]);

if ( $form->validate($_POST) ) {
    // $_POST data is valid
    $form->getValues(); // returns an array of sanitized values
}
else {
   // $_POST data is not valid
   $form->getErrors(); // contains the errors
   $form->getValues(); // can be used to repopulate the form
}

Complete doc is available in the wiki., _(*3)

Requirements

• PHP >= 5.4
• mbstring extension
• intl extension recommended to validate numbers in local format

If you are stuck with PHP 5.3, you may still use version 1.1., _(*4)

Installation

The recommended way is to install the lib through Composer., _(*5)

Just add this to your composer.json file:, _(*6)

{
    "require": {
        "rlanvin/php-form": "2.*"
    }
}

Then run composer install or composer update., _(*7)

Now you can use the autoloader, and you will have access to the library:, _(*8)

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

Alternative method (not recommended)

• Download the latest release
• Put the files in a folder that is autoloaded, or inclure or require them

However be sure to come back regulary and check for updates., _(*9)

Documentation

Complete doc is available in the wiki., _(*10)

Contribution

Feel free to contribute! Just create a new issue or a new pull request., _(*11)

License

This library is released under the MIT License., _(*12)