Update then redirect?

genji

Hi all -

I'm fairly new to PHP, and I've hit upon a dilemma that I can't solve. I probably don't need to post code, as this is more of a conceptual question than a syntax issue.

I have an update form which loads initial values from the database, allows the user to change any values, then posts the changes to the database. The problem I have is that I want to redirect to a "view" page after the update is complete so that the user can verify the changes were made.

As I understand it, I have to put a hidden field in the form, and then the "UPDATE..." code at the bottom of the page, in order to capture the new values. But if I do that, I can't use the

header ("Location: ...)

command to redirect to a new page afterwards. How do I capture the new values for the UPDATE command, and still redirect the user with the header command?

Any ideas?

Bill

sethadam1

Don't use PHP...just use a standard HTML meta tag, for example:

where 5 = number of seconds until refresh
and http://firsttube.com is the redirect URL. Instead of http://firsttube.com, you could also just write, for example, index.php or "../home.html" instead.

Adam

genji

Thanks Adam! That works fine ... except ...

I get the "double-click" sound when the page is processed -- once when the submit button goes off, and once when the page is refreshed. I don't really want a delay before the refresh...is there any other way to jump to the next page without getting a "click-click"?

Oh, BTW, I'm carrying a php?variable=value over with me as well, so that might limit my options.

Thanks again for your help,
Bill

Anon

I don't see why you cannot put this with your submit button:

here's your button:
<input type="submit" blah blah>

here's the redirect:
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="redirect"
VALUE="redirectpage.php/">

and you can add more values if you need them:

You can also urlencode your query string:
$value = "newvalue=".urlencode ($newvalue);
$value .= "$anothervalue=".urlencode($anothervalue);
$value .= "morestuff=" . urlencode ($morestuff);

and then your redirect:
here's the redirect:
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="redirect"
VALUE="redirectpage.php?<?print $value ?>">

Then on your redirect page, access all the values
<?php
echo "$newvalue";
echo "$anothervalue";
echo "$morestuff";
?>