Need help using valid_url rule reference

Hey Guys,

I am trying to use the valid_url rule in CodeIgniter and it doesn't seem to be working.

When I submit the form by just typing it "test" it doesn't display any kind of validation error. I'm not sure what is wrong here.

If anyone can help me out I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

PHP Code:

private  function validateForm(){


    $this->form_validation->set_rules("proj_url","project URL", "required|valid_url",[
        "required" => "Please enter a project url",
        "valid_url" => "Please enter the %s in the correct url format (www.myproject.com)"
    ]);



} 


Is the required rule working? I ask because that code just sets up the rules. To send the submitted data to validation, you have to use.

PHP Code:

if ($this->form_validation->run())
{
    // form data validated ok
}
else
{
    // form data failed validation
} 


Hey, don't work without a PHP debugger. Several free IDEs have this features built in. Two are NetBeans and CodeLobster. Without a debugger, it's like you're driving with a blindfold on -- you are going to crash!

Yes the required rule is working.I had to change the core function of valid_url... for some reason it wasn't working properly

It is working properly, 'test' is a valid hostname and therefore a valid URL too, no matter how strange that may seem at first.

@eldan88 what do you mean it wasn't working properly? "test" IS a valid url. If you want, after validation you can at any time do a prep_url() on the value.

Website: http://avenir.ro

I had the same issue.. I would post "224regqawergwgw" without any domain identifier and still return true for valid url...



My solution was to create a callback function and check the string with a filter.

PHP Code:

$this->form_validation->set_rules('add_website', 'website url', 'trim|required|callback_check_valid_url'); 


PHP Code:

public function check_valid_url( $param )
{
  if( ! filter_var($param, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL) ){
    $this->form_validation->set_message('check_valid_url', 'The {field} must be a valid url');
    return FALSE;
  }else{
    return TRUE;
  }
  
}