Posted by chris_fieldhouse@hotmail.com on 01/20/06 21:36

Hi fairly new to php, but picking it up quite well.
the question I have, is it possible for a php script which is used to
validate values submitted in a form, to then post these values onto
another script/page or even back to the calling form?

i.e. the application I have in question is a login.htm page with a
verify.php script
The login.htm has a Form which captures login_id and password which are
posted to verify.php

verify.php checks the id and password against the database.
if the check succeeds I use $_SESSION to track the logged in user into
the page.
if the check fails, I use $_SESSION["error"] to set an error message
and then jump to login.htm, but I've lost the userid.
The only way I can see of transferring the userid (and some other data)
is by calling header ("Location: login.htm?id=$uid");
and then have some php code in login.htm to $GET['uid'] and pop that
into the user field on the form.

Is there any easy way I can post this data back without using a <FORM>
or at least a form that can be auto-submitted?

Thanks in advance.

Chris

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