<form name="signupform" id="signupform" onsubmit="return false;">
    <button id="signupbtn" onclick="signup()">Create Account</button>
    <span id="status">
    </span>

function signup()
{
    var fname = _("firstname").value;
    var lname = _("lastname").value;
    var gr = _("gender").value;
    var dob = _("dob").value;
    var idnum = _("idnumber").value;
    var call = _("callnumber").value;
    var addr = _("address").value;
    var email = _("email").value;
    var uname = _("username").value;
    var pass1 = _("password").value;
    var pass2 = _("confirmpassword").value;
    var status = _("status");

    if (fname == "" ||
        lname == "" ||
        gr == "" ||
        dob == "" ||
        idnum == "" ||
        call == "" ||
        addr == "" ||
        email == "" ||
        uname == "" ||
        pass1 == "" ||
        pass2 == "")
    {
        status.innerHTML = "Fill out all of the form data";
    }
    else if(pass1 != pass2)
    {
        status.innerHTML = "Your password fields do not match";
    }
    else if( _("terms").style.display == "none")
    {
        status.innerHTML = "Please view the terms of use";
    }
    else
    {
        _("signupbtn").style.display = "none";
        status.innerHTML = 'Please wait...';
        var ajax = ajaxObj("POST", "signup.php");
        ajax.onreadystatechange = function()
                                  {
                                      if(ajaxReturn(ajax) == true)
                                      {
                                          if(ajax.responseText != "signup_success")
                                      {
                                          status.innerHTML = ajax.responseText;
                                          _("signupbtn").style.display = "block";
                                      }
                                      else
                                      {
                                          window.scrollTo(0,0);
                                          _("signupform").innerHTML = "OK "+ uname+", check your email inbox and junk mail box at <u>"+email+"</u> in a moment to complete the sign up process by activating your account. You will not be able to do anything on the site until you successfully activate your account.";
                                      }
                                    }
    }
    ajax.send("fname="+fname+"&lname="+lname+"&gr="+gr+"&dob="+dob+"&idnum="+idnum+"&call="+call+"&addr="+addr+"&uname="+uname+"&email="+email+"&pass1="+pass1);    }
}