thanks a lot
I will try to do this

"Chris Shiflett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> --- Dre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I'm trying to perform a database insertion for a new record from
> > data I receive from a HTML form
> >
> > I send the data to the file containing the insertion script and
> > insert the values using the $_POST['variable_name']
>
> Yikes, that sounds dangerous! Are you really using $_POST variables in
> your SQL statement?
>
> You want to filter your data first (which is what I actually thought your
> subject meant by cleaning variables), and then you want to escape it using
> something like mysql_escape_string(). What you have now is an SQL
> injection vulnerability.
>
> > the problem is when I refresh this page (the one containing the
> > database insertion script) a new record with the same data is
> > inserted in the same table (I'm using an auto increamented id
> > for this table) ..
> >
> > I was wondering if there is a way that I can delete all values
> > sent from the form after the first insertion successeded
>
> I think the easiest way to solve this is to submit your form to a
> processing page that does not display any output. In this processing page,
> send a Location header that redirects the user to the final page:
>
> header('Location: http://example.org/end.php');
>
> This intermediate page will be transparent to the browser's history
> mechanism, so even the Back button won't return the user to the processing
> page. Of course, you can also refresh the last page without submitting the
> form.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Chris
>
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