$rule) { if (strpos($rule, 'required') !== false && empty($data[$field])) { $errors[$field] = ucfirst($field) . " is required."; } if (strpos($rule, 'email') !== false && !filter_var($data[$field], FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) { $errors[$field] = "Invalid email format."; } if (strpos($rule, 'min:8') !== false && strlen($data[$field] ?? '') < 8) { $errors[$field] = ucfirst($field) . " must be at least 8 characters."; } } return $errors; } } ?>