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Posted by Brian on 03/26/07 00:15
> Hello,
>
> on 03/21/2007 09:59 PM Brian said the following:
>> Just wondering if there is a better way of do this?
>>
>> I have a form that has one of those PHP anti-spam random images. If the
>> user
>> enters the incorrect
>>
>> number when they submit they get a error message and have to click back
>> to
>> re-enter it, the
>>
>> trouble is when they do all the fields on the form are now blank so they
>> have to type it all in again.
>>
>>
>>
>> So I was thinking, when the user submits the form it sets a cookie with
>> all
>> the forms info,
>>
>> it runs the tests to make sure the number is correct, if correct then
>> process the form and deletes the cookie.
>>
>> If it's not correct when the user clicks back put some code at the bottom
>> of
>> the form page that tests
>>
>> that the cookie is set and if there reads the info in and using
>> JavaScript
>> fills the form in.
>>
>> This is the only way I can think of, but it there a better way?
>
> Sure. what you need to do is to present and process the form in the same
> script.
>
> I use a forms generation and processing class that comes with a plug-in
> for CAPTCHA validation, which is the kind of human using validation you
> are using.
>
> The forms class takes that approach of using the same script to present
> and process the form. Here is a tutorial video explaining the why and
> how it works that way:
>
> http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/video/1/package/1/section/usage.html
>
> The form class is available here:
>
> http://www.phpclasses.org/formgeneration
>
> Here is a live example of the CAPTCHA validation plug-in:
>
> http://www.meta-language.net/forms-examples.html?example=test_captcha_input
>
> Here is the same tutorial video section about the CAPTCHA validation
> plug-in:
>
> http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/video/1/package/1/section/plugin-captcha.html
>
Hi Manuel
thanks for this, i have had a look and will have a play when i get time,
does look
an easyer way od doing things.
Brian
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