Middle Name in Name field creating error message

PHP
1

Hello everyone!!! So here is my problem…

When a user is making a donation in the Billing Information Name field and they enter a “middle initial” an error message of "Bill To Last Name is required. " appears and the transaction is declined. In the paypal.php file I have tried to edit the code so a middle initial is added to the first name but have been unsuccessful. What changes to the code do i need to make so a user can add a middle name or initial and the transaction will process. Here is the code currently that will only allow a First and Last name to be entered into the Name field.
Code in paypal.php file:

// donor info
$fullname = isset($_POST['gdlr-name']) ? strip_tags(trim($_POST['gdlr-name'])) : '';
$firstname = $fullname;
$lastname ='';
if($fullname)
{
$name = preg_split('/\s+/', $fullname);
if(count($name) == 2)
{
$firstname = $name[0];
$lastname = $name[1];
}
}

Thanks in advance!!!
Sam

2

Why not just ask for their first and last names separately like just about every other checkout form does.

3

Yes, I think a much better approach would be to rethink the form inputs. eg.

dropdown - Mr / Mrs / Ms.
text - first name
text - optional middle initial - 1 character limit
text - last name
dropdown - Jr / Sr / III

4

That would also allow it to correctly handle last names that contain one or two spaces.

5

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