$(document).ready(function() { $("#eventForm").submit(function() {//submit the address form var eventName = $("#eventName").val(); var eventDesc = $("#eventDesc").val(); var startDate = $("#startDate").val(); var startTime = $("#startTime").val(); var finishDate = $("#finishDate").val(); var finishTime = $("#finishTime").val(); var venueName = $("#venueName").val(); var venueAddress = $("#venueAddress").val(); var firstName = $("#firstName").val(); var lastName = $("#lastName").val(); var email = $("#email").val(); var eventSubmit = $("#eventSubmit").val(); var myForm = this; $.post("/snippets/events/eventFormController.php", {eventName: eventName, eventDesc: eventDesc, startDate: startDate, startTime: startTime, finishDate: finishDate, finishTime: finishTime, venueName: venueName, venueAddress: venueAddress, firstName: firstName, lastName: lastName, email: email, reason: "validate" }, function(data){ if(data == 'clean'){ myForm.submit(); }else{ var errorArray = data.split(','); var arrayLength = errorArray.length; var i = 0 $(":input").css({'background-color':'#ffffff'}); for( i = 0; i < arrayLength; i++){ if(errorArray[i] != ""){ $("#"+errorArray[i]).css({'background-color':'#ff3333'}); } } } //alert(data); });//post return false; }); /* $("#email").livequery("change",function(event) {//update the cart var email = $("#email").val(); $.post("/snippets/formController.php", {email: email, reason: "memberships" }, function(data){ //alert(data); $("#existing").html(data); }); return false; })*/ });