problem with $_session['']

[rhyno]

Was wondering if there was an easier way to

$ownerfirstname = $_POST['ownerfirstname'];
$_SESSION['ownerfirstname'] =  $ownerfirstname;

from a form... the form itself is quite long so I would really don't want to create a var to hold the $_post [''] info then assign it to the $_session[''] variable...

 

This is all happening on the page with the form prior to the user hitting submit...

[kenrbnsn]

You can do the assignment directly

<?php
$_SESSION['ownerfirstname'] =  $_POST['ownerfirstname'];
?>

This is all happening on the page with the form prior to the user hitting submit...

It can't, PHP doesn't receive the values until the user hits "submit".

 

Ken

[toplay]

No need for intermediate variable, so you can do:

 

$_SESSION['ownerfirstname'] = $_POST['ownerfirstname'];

 

If you want to assign all $_POST values, you can do something like:

 

foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) {

   $_SESSION[$key] = $value;

}

 

Or create a 2 dimensional array by saving like this:

 

$_SESSION['post'] = $_POST;  // access like $_SESSION['post']['ownerfirstname']

 

 

 

But remember to validate/verify all $_POST values before using or saving to DB.