$(function() {

  $("#submit_btn").click(function() {
		
	var email = $("input#email").val();
	if (email == "") {
      $("input#email").focus();
      return false;
    }
	
	var country = $("select#country").val();
    	
	var hasError = false;
    var emailReg = /^([\w-\.]+@([\w-]+\.)+[\w-]{2,4})?$/;
 
    if(!emailReg.test(email)) {
      $("input#email").after('<span class="error">Enter a valid email address.</span>');
      hasError = true;
    }
	if(hasError == true) { return false; }
	
	
	var dataString = 'email=' + email + '&country=' + country;
	//alert (dataString);return false;
		
	$.ajax({
      type: "POST",
      url: "/inc/registrationprocess.php",
      data: dataString,
      success: function() {
        $('#contact_form').html("<div id='message'></div>");
        $('#message').html("<p><strong>Thank you!</strong></p>")
        .hide()
        .fadeIn(1500, function() {
         
        });
      }
     });
    return false;
	});
});