Posted by Dan on 05/12/05 02:57

Hello, all -

I've been researching how to handle forms properly, and I think I
figured out a way that might be beneficial for me to use. It is as follows:

(index.php)

session_start();
if (isset($_SESSION['step'])) {
switch $_SESSION['step'] {
case "1":
require('step1.php');
break;
case "2":
require('step2.php');
break;
case "3":
require('step3.php');
break;
// add more case statements here if I need to
default:
require('step1.php');
break;
}
} else {
$_SESSION['step'] = '1';
require('step1.php');
}

Each stepX.php file would look something similar to this:

(step1.php)

// if submitted, check data for completeness
// if complete, set 'step' to 2, to be used as argument to index.php
$_SESSION['step'] = '2'
// redirect back to index.php, use new value of 'step' to direct
header('Location: http://somesite.com/index.php');
// else display form data




Now, this is, really, one of my first experiences with doing forms. I
just want to know if I can/should/would anticipate any problems down the
road while doing this. I think it would work quite well, but I've only
been doing this for a short while.

Thanks!
-dant

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