or if you're hellbent on using one form, you could
set a cookie "db_insert_formname=1"; so that if
the page refreshes, you can check the value of the
cookie to make sure you dont re-insert the data....
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sandeep Hundal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 11:11 AM
> To: 'Chad Guilette'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [PHP] Forms and PHP_SELF
>
>
>
> surely all you need to do is put the php right at the top, and say
> if (isset($variable) { print this message }
> else {do this
> header (); }
>
> i've done that loads of times so the form data goes back to the page, and
> once its inserted into the db, it sends a header to redirect.
>
> /sunny
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chad Guilette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 10 May 2001 16:07
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [PHP] Forms and PHP_SELF
>
>
> I'm currently working on a project and I've come across a problem which I'm
> sure has been discussed several times before but I still need some
> assistance on it.
>
> I have a page with a form whose action is $PHP_SELF so the form and the form
> action are all in the same page....this works fine but in the form action a
> message is displayed stating success or failure of the insertion of data
> into a database and the user is redirected by means of a meta
> refersh....during this time if the user refreshes the page the data is
> resubmitted again....the user can do this repeatedly....
>
> Some people have suggested that I use headers but I cannot do this at this
> point because I've already sent the header...
>
> others have suggested I use some variable
>
> $script_ran_count = 1 then run and after increment so a test of it would be
> false...this had no effect
>
> others have suggested javascript...
>
> I'm really baffled...how can I have a self-submitting form page that has a
> display message and a meta redirect but if the user refreshes the page stop
> the resumission of data?
>
>
> Regards,
> Chad Guilette
>
>
>
>
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