RE: [PHP-DB] Problem when using browder back button
| From: | John W. Holmes | Date: | Thu, 05 Jun 2003 23:55:19 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP-DB] Problem when using browder back button | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.db |
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> I am a bit confused. I have built a web site from dynamic pages using
PHP
> &
> Mysql. When a user selects an item from a drop down list that takes
then
> to
> a detail page. When they click back on the browser button they get a
> message about the page has expired.
>
> Is this an issue of session or cookie? How do I correct this ?
It's an issue of using POST instead of GET and has nothing to do with
PHP. Most browsers won't "re-post" POST data for you for security
reasons. GET, however, is just a URL with a query string, so it simply
requests it.
---John W. Holmes...
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