[SOLVED] php redirect with post data

[monty187]

Hi guys,

 

I need to use a redirect statement to redirect users to another page when they submit a form. Then on the next page I want to use the POST data, is this possible or is their a better way to do it? At the moment the form has action move() below

 

function move()
{
header("Location: community.php");
    exit;
}

 

Will this method now work and allow me to use the post data from the page?

 

Thanks

Monty

[papaface]

You'd have to use sessions.

[thefortrees]

you can set a cookie or use sessions.

http://us.php.net/manual/en/features.cookies.php

 

If you want to use cookies, just read up on the setcookie function...

setcookie("cookiename", $_POST['whatever]', other parameters ......)

 

Then when you want to use the post data from your first page, you can just do:

$postdata = $_COOKIE['cookiename'];

 

and that should do it.

Be sure that you set your cookies before anything is sent to the browser, wont work otherwise.

 

Sessions work too.

[MemphiS]

If its not a login and just Sending$_POST data to community.php. You can simple use html.

 

<form action="community.php" method="POST">

[mmarif4u]

Sending data from one page to another you can use session or GET method with url in header.

But better way is to use sessions.

[monty187]

Thanks a million again guys, I used the 'MemphiS' htlm method and it worked. Somtimes the simplest solution is the best one:)