Putting POST data into header

Rex__

Hello,

can somebody tell me how i can insert POST query information into the http document header?

I need to redirect a person to a page while keeping the POST information. I don't want to use session variables, and i don't know how else do to it other than manipulating the header.

thanks

danielson2k

When you redirect the user, just set the URL to something like:

header("Location: redirecturl.php?variable1=".$HTTP_POST_VARS['variable1']."&variable2=".$HTTP_POST_VARS['variable2']."")

Is this what you mean?

danielson2k

Originally posted by danielson2k
When you redirect the user, just set the URL to something like:
header("Location: redirecturl.php?variable1=".$HTTP_POST_VARS['variable1']."&variable2=".$HTTP_POST_VARS['variable2']."")
Is this what you mean? [/B]

Thats not what you mean is it? :p

If it cant be done directly, perhaps the values could be put into a hidden form, then use Javascript to submit the form onLoad.

Rex__

the post info might contain some very long strings, (including essays and long documents). GET query strings aren't an option for me because of the length of the strings and because they might contain special characters (althought i guess i could use urlencode() for this). session variables might be an option for me since they can contain a bit more info than a url can, but i with all of the fields i am using across multiple forms, it would get messy.

i already made a nice little array walker, and i am now just looking for a way to pass the POST array from one page to another and back again if the info is incorrect.

i have tried using hidden form fields, but the problem is they don't work when the browser is sent back to the previous page. I want to be able to send the user back to the form if they enter incorrect info. i want to put all the info back into the fields, and leave them a note telling them which fields are wrong (so using the javascript goback() function won't work either).

Rex__

any takers?

Weedpacket

POSTed variables don't go in the request header, they go in the body.

Really, you're asking for a bit much; using sessions won't kill you, and it would probably be more reliable than e.g., having Javascript create a form object, set its action to POST, populate its fields, and call its submit method.