Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 10/22/07 18:14

Fester Bestertester wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I'm an occasional php/mysql dabbler.
>
> I have a basic data form with a submit button. Unfortunately, it's still
> possible for the user to enter data changes and close the window,
> without clicking the submit button, thus losing the data.
>
> Can someone point me to a generic example of some code that will trap
> and handle this error?
>

Nope. There is nothing you can do in PHP (which is server side) to
prevent the user from performing client-side functions such as closing a
window.

But that also should not be considered an error. It should be
considered normal operation, and your script should handle it nicely.

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