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Best way to re-populating fields after clicking [< BACK]


jibster

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Hi, quick question.

 

So I have a form. I POST the variables to itself (PHP_SELF) then if validation is ok I send them to the next page. Now if they click the back button the values aren't re-populated.

 

Is the way to repopulate by doing this?

 

<input name="forenames" type="text" value="<? if(!empty($_SESSION['value_forenames'])) { echo $_SESSION['value_forenames']} ?>" />

 

Or is there a way to automatically "remember" what was in those fields.

 

I'm sure this must have been answered before but my search didn't get any likely looking results.

 

Cheers

If you want them to be able to go back to the form and have it repopulate, I suggest you create a form on the next page with all the data that was posted in hidden field and give them a button to click that would simply repost it to that page.

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