RE: [PHP] Result in the same page

John, header(location:) is the way I'm doing it. I check for the Submit button, if it was pressed and the processing succeeded, I redirect. If processing fails (validation, error in connecting to the database, etc.) I redisplay the same page with all the same variables that the user just input. I give them a message telling them what went wrong and allow them to fix it. If you find a better way, please share. It would be nice to have something like <jsp:forward> =C= -----Original Message----- From: John Hicks [mailto:johnhicks@gulfbridge.com] Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 11:56 PM To: cal@calevans.com Subject: Re: [PHP] Result in the same page Cal-- I just posted this reply to your reply on php.general. --John From: frappyjohn@netscape.net (John Hicks) Newsgroups: php.general Subject: Re: [PHP] Result in the same page References: <20030118121441.36054.qmail@pb1.pair.com> <FLEGKEMHDIDDEJOGHHNFIEMCJIAA.cal@calevans.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.165.13.138 Message-ID: <30024cc9.0302152139.177da3f6@posting.google.com> I, too, like the idea of keeping my processing code in the same file as the form being processed. But I'm trying to figure out how to transfer control to the next page based on the result of the forms processing. In JSP, i would use <jsp:forward>, which is basically a "Go to" command. The only reference I can find to "transfer of control" in PHP is the header(location: ) function. But that requires a complete server/browser/server interchange. There must be a more direct way to transfer control in PHP. Would someone please tell me what it is? Thanks in advance, Frappy cal@calevans.com (Cal Evans) wrote in message news:<FLEGKEMHDIDDEJOGHHNFIEMCJIAA.cal@calevans.com>... > Yes, just user $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] as the action of your form. This will > cause the page to call itself. Then you can branch your processing on the > existence of a SUBMIT button (or whatever) and handle the query. > > I do all my pages this way because it keeps all the code in a single page. > It's easier for me to find it that way. > > =C= > > * > * Cal Evans > * Stay plugged into your audience. > * http://www.christianperformer.com