"Back" to edit form content

[Anon]

If I submit a form using PHP and then hit "Back"on my browser, how do
I make it so the data I just submitted will be present in the form?
Currently if I submit a form and then hit back the form is completely
cleared.

I'm using an Apache server on a Win32 machine and PHP. My broswer is IE.

Thanking you in advance,
DownTown.

[sepodati]

I think this is dependant upon your browser and has nothing to do with PHP or the server. I'm using IE and when I come back to a form, my data is still there....

---John Holmes...

[Anon]

I believe you're trying to validate the data and tries to tell the client to CLICK BACK to edit/modify the input. Well, for me the best way is to make a simple file with the complete form... like

form.html

<form>
Name: <input type = text name="name" value="<? $name ?>">
<input type = submit name="submitbtn" value="Submit">
</form>

-- end of form.html

script.php

<?

if (!isset($submitbtn) {
include("./form.html");

/ since in this case, an echo $name will produe a null value..so u will see a blank text field. /
} // end oF IF
else {

if (validate($name)) {
// means that the input is ok..

 .. do some processing.....
}

else {
// problem with the input.
echo "there is a problem with your input...";
include("./form.html");

}
} // end of else
?>

-=======================================

in this solution, you don't have to go back to edit or modify the inputs.. it will display the error message plus the form with its previous content... 🙂 ....
🙂

hope this helps..

Jun