function checkvalues () {

//check whether the field domain name is empty
if (document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.domain_name.value =="www.") {
alert ("Please enter a domain name");
document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.domain_name.focus ();
return false;
}
if (document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.extension.value == "" ){
alert ("Please enter a domain name extension\n.com / .co.uk / .net / .org / .biz / .infov");
document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.extension.focus ();
return false;
}
if (document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.first_name.value =="") {
alert ("Please enter a first name");
document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.first_name.focus ();
return false;
}
if (document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.last_name.value =="") {
alert ("Please enter a last name");
document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.last_name.focus ();
return false;
}
if (document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.email_address.value =="") {
alert ("Please enter a email address");
document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.email_address.focus ();
return false;
}
if (document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.line_1.value =="") {
alert ("Please enter you address line 1");
document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.line_1.focus ();
return false;
}
if (document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.town.value =="") {
alert ("Please enter your town");
document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.town.focus ();
return false;
}
if (document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.county.value =="") {
alert ("Please enter county");
document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.county.focus ();
return false;
}
if (document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.post_code.value =="") {
alert ("Please enter your post code");
document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.post_code.focus ();
return false;
}
if (document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.country.value =="") {
alert ("Please enter your country");
document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.country.focus ();
return false;
}
if (document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.characters.value !="426k3c9t") {
alert ("Please enter characters as seen in the image, Lower case only.");
document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.characters.focus ();
return false;
}
if (!document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.terms.checked ) {
alert ("please agree to our terms of service");
document.basic_hosting_domain_name_register.terms.focus ();
return false;
}

return true;
}