what is the best way to store information from page to page

[seanpaulcail]

what is the best way to store information from page to page.

For example I have a sign in page where the user signs in (I store this info in a database and return the userid)

Then when they are ready to purchase I have an address form, this information is posted to the next page. On the next page I have shipping inforation.

Then on the next page I ask for credit card details.

Is there a way to store the various information via sessions, or should I post the info from each page to the database.

I'm trying not to post to the database until the user fills out all credit card information.

So I'm wondering if there is a way to store information from multiple pages for later use without automatically writing to the database.

Thank you very much 🙂

[pyfsapple]

There are too many ways to do this......

1. Cookies
2. Sessions
3. Write to temp file(s)
4. Pass them from page to page via form
5. ......

Of course the first two are the most convenient ways, you may visit www.php.net to see details