Posted by Roy A. on 06/08/07 11:46

On 7 Jun, 12:02, hans.schmi...@gmx.net wrote:
> I am trying to implement a shopping cart. When the user clicks the
> checkout button, 2 things need to be done. 1)Saving the user's data
> and 2) open the checkout webpage (3rd party).
> the checkout webpage requires a HTTP POST, so I cannot load my page
> first, then redirect.
> But maybe I can do this in a Google way. When I write an e-mail in
> gmail, it saves the draft automatically. how is it done? I guess it
> silently submits a form in the background. anyone has more information?

Can't you submit the user data and make the 3rd party HTTP POST from
the server?

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