RE: [PHP] Forms and PHP_SELF

or if you're hellbent on using one form, you could set a cookie "db_insert_formname=1"; so that if the page refreshes, you can check the value of the cookie to make sure you dont re-insert the data.... > -----Original Message----- > From: Sandeep Hundal [mailto:Sunny@mviva.net] > Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 11:11 AM > To: 'Chad Guilette'; php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] Forms and PHP_SELF > > > > surely all you need to do is put the php right at the top, and say > if (isset($variable) { print this message } > else {do this > header (); } > > i've done that loads of times so the form data goes back to the page, and > once its inserted into the db, it sends a header to redirect. > > /sunny > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chad Guilette [mailto:cguilette@worldnet.att.net] > Sent: 10 May 2001 16:07 > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] Forms and PHP_SELF > > > I'm currently working on a project and I've come across a problem which I'm > sure has been discussed several times before but I still need some > assistance on it. > > I have a page with a form whose action is $PHP_SELF so the form and the form > action are all in the same page....this works fine but in the form action a > message is displayed stating success or failure of the insertion of data > into a database and the user is redirected by means of a meta > refersh....during this time if the user refreshes the page the data is > resubmitted again....the user can do this repeatedly.... > > Some people have suggested that I use headers but I cannot do this at this > point because I've already sent the header... > > others have suggested I use some variable > > $script_ran_count = 1 then run and after increment so a test of it would be > false...this had no effect > > others have suggested javascript... > > I'm really baffled...how can I have a self-submitting form page that has a > display message and a meta redirect but if the user refreshes the page stop > the resumission of data? > > > Regards, > Chad Guilette > > > > > -- > 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 >