variable value

[tuananh87vn]

hello, I need some help!

in this first page I have a variable $v1 which hold some value. without post method, cookie or session, is there any other way to keep the value when we submit a form and move to another page. the problem is that this $value does not belong to the form so I don't know how to keep its value when moving to other pages.

[Lumpy]

I have two different ideas, maybe one of them will work

First, if the data isn't something like a password, can you just pass it through in the link to the page that handles the form.

echo "<form method=\"post\" action=\"page.php?var=" . $v1 . "\">";
 

Second, use a hidden input in your form and assign that the value you need to pass to the next page with the form.

echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"var\" value=\"" . $v1 . "\">";
 

With the second way, even though the value doesn't belong to the form, you can still use the form to pass the variable.

[nathj]

hello, I need some help!

in this first page I have a variable $v1 which hold some value. without post method, cookie or session, is there any other way to keep the value when we submit a form and move to another page. the problem is that this $value does not belong to the form so I don't know how to keep its value when moving to other pages.

Hi,

Is there any reason why you can't use sessions? I have done just this, passing data on through multiple forms and Sessions is defeiniltey the easiest way to do it.

Alternatively the suggestions about loading it to a hidden input will enable you then to POST the data across, but if there's lots of data this gets a bit messy in code. Sessions are the obvious solution to this problem

Cheers
nathj