Variables

[pelican]

I am trying to learn php (obviously).

What I am trying to do is the following 3 pages

Page 1: 2 drop down boxes with predefined lists

Page 2: 3 option buttons and display the choices selected on the previous page.

Page 3: Display the information from the previous 2 pages.

The problem is this: On page 2, the data from the first page is displayed. On page 3, the selection value from page 2 is displayed, but the data from page 1 is lost.

I am using forms and "Post". I am not afraid of some reading, but I'm not sure what to read about. Will I be able to accomplish this with something like global variables, or do I need to learn about cookies?

Anything to point me in the right direction would be appreciated.

Thanks

[kevinsequeira]

on page 2 have a hidden field in the form setting the value selected from 1st page.

<input type="hidden" name="var_from_page_one" value="<= $var_from_page_one?>">

this should do the trick

reg
kevin

[stolzyboy]

yeah that should work but i wouldn't stick with this format

<?= $var_from_page_one?>

use

<? echo $var_from_page_one?>

a lot of servers don't have the quick echo allowed

[pelican]

Thanks people!!

That is exactly what I wanted to do... much appreciated.