Drupal: Display success/error message

drupal, drupal-6

Solution

`drupal_set_message($msg, $type = 'status');` lets you set a message, it will be displayed automatically on the next (or current) page the user visits.

The optional second argument lets you choose between an informational message (`status`), a `warning` (usually yellow) or an `error` (red).

See the docs: http://api.drupal.org/api/function/drupal_set_message/6

Problem

how can I show users success/error messages without creating a node for it? Thanks in advance!

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