Re: Form data is not "remembered"

Hi, Thanks for the hint, but using GET method doesn't change anything, unfortunately. "Klepto" <klepto03@pacbell.net> a écrit dans le message news: 001401c085f2$3c8801a0$0100a8c0@jaks... > Try the "GET" method in the form. > > Jaks > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alain Fontaine <alain@simonpils.thisnothere.com> > To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 2:11 AM > Subject: [PHP] Form data is not "remembered" > > > > Hi, > > > > I have a page with a couple of form fields that are being POSTed to a > > processing PHP script. The page that contains these form fields is itself > a > > PHP page that uses sessions and so on. > > > > I have to make "server-side data validation" on the fields because of > their > > complexity. When the user hits submit and comes to the result page, if > there > > was any error I ask the user to go back to the form and correct the > > mistakes, using either his browser BACK button or by clicking on a link > that > > does a javascript:history.back(). > > > > The problem is, when the user gets back to the form page, all of the > values > > he had typed in are gone, and he has to start all over again. Does anyone > > have an idea why this is so, and how to circumvent it without saving the > > user data into a session variable and then setting it back again once the > > user hits the form page again ? I have seen many pages where your previous > > data would stay in the form after you make a "Back" operation, but here, > it > > disappears. > > > > Thanks for any ideas, and have a very nice day. > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >