Remember array $_POST values

[DarkPrince2005]

I've got a form that is generated x-amount of times, x being selected from a drop down. But everytime the form is submitted and the  forms don't validate the user has to re-enter all thee data.

Does anyone know how I can make the form remember the $_POST values of an array.

 

e.g. <input value="$_POST["name"]" />

 

<div name="students" id="students">
               <table align=center border=0 cellspacing=4 cellpadding=0 width=700px>
                  <input type="hidden" name="student_tot" value="1">
                  <tr>
                     <td align="left" colspan="4">Student 1: <br><hr></td>
                  </tr> 
                  <tr>
                     <td><FONT color=#ff0000>*</FONT> Title</td>
                     <td width="23%"><?drop_down(array("Mr","Mrs","Miss","Dr","Prof"), "s_title[]");?></td>
                     <td width="27%"><FONT color=#ff0000>*</FONT> Last Name</td>
                     <td width="23%"><input class=FrmTextBox style="width: 100%" name="s_surname[]"></td>
                  </tr> 
                  <tr>
                     <td ><FONT color=#ff0000>*</FONT> First Name</td>
                     <td ><input class=FrmTextBox style="width: 100%" name="s_name[]"></td>
                     <td><FONT color=#ff0000>*</FONT> Birthday</td>
                     <td>
                        <?
                           drop_days1('s_bday[]', date('d',strtotime($date1))); 
                           echo " ";
                           drop_months1("s_bmonth[]", "to_day", $date1); 
                           echo " ";
                           drop_years1("s_byear[]", $date1); 
                        ?>
                     </td>
                  </tr> 
                  <tr>
                     <td>   ID Number</td>
                     <td><input class=FrmTextBox style="width: 100%" name="s_ID[]"></td>
                     <td rowspan="2" valign="top"><FONT color=#ff0000>*</FONT> Postal Address</td>
                     <td rowspan="2"><textarea class=FrmTextBox style="width: 100%" name="s_address[]"></textarea></td>
                  </tr> 

                  <tr>

                     <td>   Tel (W)</td>
                     <td><input class=FrmTextBox style="width: 100%" name="s_tel_w[]"></td>
                  </tr> 
                  <tr>
                     <td>   Tel (H)</td>
                     <td><input class=FrmTextBox style="width: 100%" name="s_tel_h[]"></td>
                     <td>   Fax</td>
                     <td><input class=FrmTextBox style="width: 100%" name="s_fax[]"></td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                     <td><FONT color=#ff0000>*</FONT> Email</td>
                     <td><input class=FrmTextBox style="width: 100%" name="s_email[]"></td>
                     <td><FONT color=#ff0000>*</FONT> Cell</td>
                     <td><input class=FrmTextBox style="width: 100%" name="s_cell[]"></td>
                  </tr>
               </table>
            </div>

[DarkPrince2005]

anyone???

[ignas2526]

What you need to do is to check if page being displayed after error, or if POST values are set.

lets say we have that code:

drop_down(array("Mr","Mrs","Miss","Dr","Prof"), "s_title[]");

I suppose second parameter is what must be selected in drop down. so lets say what input name of drop down box is 'title'.

Then solution will be:

drop_down(array("Mr","Mrs","Miss","Dr","Prof"), (isset($_POST['name'])?$_POST['name']:"s_title[]") );

or lest say we have variable $error_state what is set to true if we showing page after failed validation:

drop_down(array("Mr","Mrs","Miss","Dr","Prof"), ($error_state?$_POST['name']:"s_title[]") );