POST problem

[multispex]

I have a form.
When I POST its variables and their values to the
same page as $PHP_SELF action and I call a function
when submited that prints html error message if not
completly filled out.

Now when I try to go back to the same page, I get the
same result page once more instead of the Form.

Is that normal? or something is wrong in my code?

Shant adam

[PHPdev]

What are you using to check to see if you need to call the function? Are you looking for $_POST to be set or someting else?

PHPdev

[multispex]

This is the code at the top of my page:

<?php

include "dbc_script.inc";
include "rep_script.inc";

if ($Submit) {
               //regrouping variables in one
	$rep_zip=$rep_zip1 . '-' . $rep_zip2;
	$rep_bphone=$rep_bphone1 . '-' . $rep_bphone2 . '-' . $rep_bphone3;
	$rep_hphone=$rep_hphone1 . '-' . $rep_hphone2 . '-' . $rep_hphone3;
	$rep_cphone=$rep_cphone1 . '-' . $rep_cphone2 . '-' . $rep_cphone3;
	// process form by calling a function
	rep_register($rep_id,$rep_fname,$rep_lname,$rep_address,$rep_suite,$rep_city,$rep_state,$rep_zip,$rep_country,$rep_bphone,$rep_bphonex,$rep_hphone,$rep_cphone,$rep_email,$rep_uname,$rep_pword,$rep_rpword);

} else{

  // display form

?>

And this is the funciton that I'm calling from the outside file:

function rep_register($rep_id,$rep_fname,$rep_lname,$rep_address,$rep_suite,$rep_city,$rep_state,$rep_zip,$rep_country,$rep_bphone,$rep_bphonex,$rep_hphone,$rep_cphone,$rep_email,$rep_uname,$rep_pword,$rep_rpword) {
/* 
*  fuction to register a new sales rep. in the database
*/
	global $companyEmail,$hidden_hash_var,$errbody,$errfooter,$rep_confPath,$rep_loginPath;
	//Checking if all vars are present and passwords match
	if ($rep_id && $rep_fname && $rep_lname && $rep_address && $rep_city && $rep_state && $rep_zip && $rep_country && $rep_bphone && $rep_email && $rep_uname && $rep_pword && $rep_rpword) {
		//Here i'll update the database with other functions, if OK.
	} else {
		$errmessage .="ERREUR - Faut bien remplir les champs obligatoires.";
		echo $errbody . $errmessage . $errfooter;
	}
}

[PHPdev]

Assuming $Submit is the name of the submit button for the form, and that Register_Globals is on... there are two things that I can sudgest...

You may try using isset() to see if $Submit is actually set

if (isset($Submit))

and you may want to test to make sure isset($Submit) == True if you fill out your form and just hit enter, meaning not click on the submit button....

PHPdev

[multispex]

I understand your point of checking the submit.
Well, I tried your suggestion and it doesn't work.

Here's the link to the URL:
http://www.multispex.com/clients/quadriscan/secure/rep_reg.php

Go there and just submit without any entries. Then
try to go back a page to see the form again. You can't, No?

That's what's not making sense...

[PHPdev]

HMMMM... Yea when I hit the back button I get the Error Message again, not the form.... Like the page is getting reevaluated... You may check your cache settings in the php.ini file... The oinly think that I can think of is that the page is not getting cached on the client side, thus when requesting the same page it sees that $Submit is there...

I even put your form code on my sever and it did what it was supposed to when I hit the back button...

One sudgestion, is that is an error occours and you hit the back button to see the form, there is the potential that the data will be missing... And this is kind of a long form for people to fill out twice... JMHO

Let me know when you get this figured out...

PHPdev

[multispex]

Afterall, it seems like the browser is not caching in.

I tried for a test with another browser Netscape 7.0 and
it worked.

Is there a setting in the options of IE for this kind of caching?

I will also try on one of the other computer here in the office...

[multispex]

After every visit to the previous page which is the form, when
I refresh it works.

It's seems like the browser it's not refreshing...

hmmmm!!

[PHPdev]

I just tried your page in a different browser Opera 6, and when I hit the back button I get the form not an error message. The first browser I used was IE and my settings in IE are to Check the page Every Visit to the Page... Under Tools -> Internet Options -> Settings...

Hope this info can help

PHPdev