How can PHP developers ensure that all required form fields are validated before submission?

To ensure that all required form fields are validated before submission, PHP developers can use conditional statements to check if each required field has been filled out by the user. This can be done by checking if the $_POST or $_GET superglobals contain data for each required field. If any required field is empty, an error message can be displayed to prompt the user to fill out all required fields before submitting the form.

// Define an array of required fields
$required_fields = ['name', 'email', 'message'];

// Check if all required fields are filled out
foreach ($required_fields as $field) {
    if (empty($_POST[$field])) {
        $error_message = "Please fill out all required fields.";
        break;
    }
}

// If there are no errors, process the form submission
if (!isset($error_message)) {
    // Process form submission
} else {
    // Display error message
    echo $error_message;
}