help on building a session.

[co.ador]

I have a form sending in post action to page2.php

 

How can I in page2.php receive those values and stored in a global variable $_SESSION to use it in a pagination script in page2.php?

[mikesta707]

session_start();
$_SESSION['whatever'] = $_POST['whatever'];

 

?

[co.ador]

Thank you mikesta

 

your script will get the $_POST value and assign it to the $_SESSION variable.

 

is the below correct?

 

page2.php

 

<?php 
$strZipCode = isset($_REQUEST['frmSearch']['zipcode'])?$_SESSION['zipcode']= mysql_real_escape_string($_REQUEST['frmSearch']['zipcode']):'';?>

 

Above $strZipCode is equal to if isset then $_SESSION zipcode equal escaped $_REQUEST from the form zipcode?

 

hope that set up is correct thank you mikesta.

[ignace]

Stop using the Hungarian Notation it doesn't work in a dynamic language and is misleading

[co.ador]

Thank for the suggestion on stopping using the Hungarian approach, but what about the question I have asked? do you have any comments?

 

Thank you

[teamatomic]

No.

$_REQUEST['name'] is the same as $_POST['name'] or $_GET['name']. The name you assign to the form has nothing to do with it unless you are playing with JS,etc.

 

 

HTH

Teamatomic

[laffin]

1) You should not use $_REQUEST, as this can take values from $_POST/$_GET/$_COOKIE, if you use a form, use the proper $_POST. Using $_REQUEST just invites trouble

2) You never check the session value so a empty string is taken, if no $_POST is sent

$strZipCode = isset($_POST['frmSearch']['zipcode'])?$_SESSION['zipcode']= mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['frmSearch']['zipcode']):(isset($_SESSION['zipcode'])?$_SESSION['zipcode']:'');

 

check the POST, check the SESSION, otherwise, leave as ''