Simple Validator in PHP not working - php

Question

I created a little form validator with PHP and having some problems with it.
MY VIEW FILE is here :
<form action="" method="post">
<?php if( isset($status) ) : ?>
<p class="notice"><?php echo $status; ?> </p>
<?php endif; ?>
<ul>
<li>
<label for="name">Your Name : </label>
<input type="text" name="name">
</li>
<li>
<label for="email">Your Email : </label>
<input type="text" name="email">
</li>
<li>
<input type="submit" value="Sign Up">
</li>
</ul>
</form>
and here's my little controller :
<?php
require 'index.tmpl.php';
if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == "POST") {
$name = trim($_POST['name']);
$email = trim($_POST['email']);
if (empty($name) || empty($email)) {
$status = "Please provide a name and a valid email address";
}
echo $name;
}
?>
Now what happens is that , when I open up the page and leave the form fields blank and submit it ,it just reloads ,does not echo anything.

Answer 1

You want to echo $status, not $name.

Answer 2

How about moving the require line to below the if?
<?php
if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == "POST") {
$name = trim($_POST['name']);
$email = trim($_POST['email']);
if (empty($name) || empty($email)) {
$status = "Please provide a name and a valid email address";
}
echo $name;
}
require 'index.tmpl.php';
?>

Answer 3

The <form action="" points to the location where the form will be submitted. If blank, it submits the form back to itself.
<form action="yourLittleController.php" method="POST">
Edited with more info:
in php, post is not POST. Example here: https://eval.in/89002
make sure you have
method="POST">
and not
method="POST">

Answer 4

you should mention your second file name in your view file's form's action attribute like action = "controller.php"