Passing data...

Anon

I'm trying to figure out how to pass data from one program to another. Here's the situation:
The user enters data in a form, which is passed to a PHP program with the POST method. This program analyzes the data, then it should pass it to a second program automatically. This also has to be with POST, so that no data appears in the Address bar.
How do I get the first program to pass the data to the second without any user interaction, and without displaying it anywhere?
Thanks. -Ken

Anon

Another PHP script on the same machine? Use sessions.

Anon

I don't want to sound like a whining little newbie... but I am... so... What does that mean?

Anon

sessions are the best way to do this. Sessions are a way to "magically" have variables available until you decide to unset them. Sessions can be done with the raw php session functions ("session handling functions" in the docs) or by using a session class from a tool such as phplib. The session classes allow much more granular control over sessions.

The other way to do this is to write hidden fields into your forms. This is not a good idea - users can edit the form and then "POST" the edited form as the reply to the next page. Examples of passing variables using the hidden method :

http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/php/2000/10/12/php_intro.html