Re: avoid multiple submissions

On Friday 03 May 2002 02:23, Rodrigo Peres wrote: > Hi list, > > There's any way to avoid a "speed gonzales" user to keep pressing submit > button while you PHP is processing the code??? > I was looking in my mysql and found some duplicate entries with a > diference with seconds in the time. Include a random string in a hidden element in your form, insert this random string into some table in your database. When someone submits the form check whether the random string occurs in the table, if so it is a valid submission, do the updates and remove the random string from table. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.com.hk Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * /* Accent on helpful side of your nature. Drain the moat. */