RE: [PHP] Disabling Browser "BACK" button

I do it this way Page1 (fill in data)->Page2(write data, instant redirect to p1, unless dies from php/mysql) Then the only way to repost, is to push the forward button. -----Original Message----- From: Petre [mailto:internet@vsa.co.za] Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 11:43 AM To: Martin Clifford Cc: php-general Subject: Re: [PHP] Disabling Browser "BACK" button Well, OK, then, How do you design the app NOT to allow the form to POST again when the user hits "BACK" Martin Clifford wrote: >There is never a way to disable back, forward, home, etc buttons. They all have shortcuts that >will ALWAYS work, so there's really no point. Additionally, it's all nice and good that >your site works fine without using cookies, and don't take this offensively, but if the client >cannot use the back button without getting mishapen results, then it doesn't sound as if the >site is designed very efficiently. > >Just my opinion. > >Martin Clifford >Homepage: http://www.completesource.net >Developer's Forums: http://www.completesource.net/forums/ > > >>>>Petre <internet@vsa.co.za> 07/31/02 01:16PM >>> >>>> >HI >Is there a way I can disable the client's browser back button, forcing >them to use the navigation I built into the page? >Ideally, when they try to press "BACK" on browser, a popup asking them >to use the navigation instead would win first prize. > >The reason I'm asking is again to do with sessions, I have an app >running 100% now without using cookies, but if the user hits BACK and >ignores the expire warning, the app produces unwanted results ( adds >form data again to the db etc.) >Just want to patch the holes. > >Maybe write my own little browser that has no back button?? > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php