Javascript, PHP & Sessions

[Madwacker]

I have a Javascript menu that shows/hides data populated by PHP from the database. When this data in the menu is refreshed by the POST, the javascript menu that was currently in a 'show' state, is now in a 'hide' state after a POST refresh.

I've seen that I can use cookies to store the state, but was wondering if there was anyway I could pop the state into a PHP Session, and then grab it again via javascript after a refresh of the POST data?

Thanks

[maxpup979]

Nope---you can use a session to store the data, and then use PHP to rebuild the JS though--

[Madwacker]

How so? Can you give me a rough overview?

[maxpup979]

Alrighty--Assume the following:
you build the page....including the JS menu

User makes something happen (form submit, whatever)--and you process it. You then relaod the original page. Is this all correct? If so, all you need to do is use a cookie, store a varibale...control that state status however you please (hidden form field may work), and make sure that every time you load the JS menu (use PHP to echo the proper JS if need be), you check for the current state. Does that make sense?

[Madwacker]

yep. I was just trying to avoid using cookies...but I see that resistance is futile. 🙂

thanks

[maxpup979]

but ya don't have to use cookies...are you doing a form submit? store the state as a hidden formfield.