RE: [PHP] Multiple page form

Oh, ok. That makes a lot more sense. Thanks for the info John :) - Nilaab > -----Original Message----- > From: 1LT John W. Holmes [mailto:holmes072000@charter.net] > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 4:00 PM > To: @ Nilaab; php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] Multiple page form > > > > Is there an actual way to store the data in a temporary table as you go > > through the multi-page form and then extract that data from the > temporary > > storage from the DB App and either process the data or store it in a > > permanent place? > > > > I have never done this before, but maybe someone else has? Any > tips on how > > to do this, what "type(s)" of DB tables are required to do this and can > you > > give me an url to help me research it further? > > > > I think this would be a great alternative to the sessions > solution because > > it doesn't work really well with some PHP error handling that > you need to > do > > for the forms. You have to register and unregister variables throughout > the > > form and it gets hard to keep track of when you have so many forms and > field > > variables to deal with. With a temporary DB table, I can just insert any > > data that has been checked for errors and then not have to worry about > > passing them back and forth until the end of the application when I > actually > > need to do something with them. > > So don't add it to the session until you've verified the data. > It's the same > as using a temp table but you don't have to worry about the > overhead of the > database and you don't have to worry about cleanup with sessions. > > Also, a true TEMPORARY table will only be there for the current > connection, > so on the next page request, the table will be gone. > > ---John Holmes... >