session form problem...help

[michaelowen]

hello everybody,

i have read through a lot of other postings in regards to forums, and I think i might have a basic syntax issue that i'm missing.

what i'm developing is a customer form which will enter ALL variables in to my database, however I would also like to store 5 of the variables as sesssions which will then pass to my credit card validation area where they then securely enter their billing info.

here is what i have:

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<?php

session_start();
//header("Cache-control: private");

session_register('fname');

if ($submit) {

// process form

$db = mysql_connect("localhost", ".......", ".......");

mysql_select_db(".......",$db);

$sql = "INSERT INTO individual (fname,lname,address,city,state,UMzip,country,email,emergency,sex,age,race,waiver) VALUES ('$fname','$lname','$address','$city','$state','$UMzip','$country','$email','$emergency','$sex','$age','$race','$waiver')";

$result = mysql_query($sql);

$fname = $_POST['fname'];
header ("Location: [url]https://......../test/test.php[/url]");

} else{

// display form

    ?>

<table border="2"><tr><td>
<form method="post" action="<?php echo $PHP_SELF?>" onSubmit="return Validator(this);">

<table border="0">

<tr><td>First Name:&nbsp;</td><td><input type="Text" name="fname">

</td></tr>

<tr><td>Last Name:&nbsp;</td><td><input type="Text" name="lname"></td></tr>

<tr><td>Address:&nbsp;</td><td><input type="Text" name="address"></td></tr>

<tr><td>City:&nbsp;</td><td><input type="Text" name="city"></td></tr>

<tr><td>State:&nbsp;</td><td><input type="Text" name="state"></td></tr>

<tr><td>Zipcode:&nbsp;</td><td><input type="Text" name="UMzip"></td></tr>

<tr><td>Country:&nbsp;</td><td><input type="Text" name="country"></td></tr>

<tr><td>Email:&nbsp;</td><td><input type="Text" name="email"></td></tr>

<table>
<tr><td><b>Waiver:</b>

<center><b>Check this button if you agree to this waiver <INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="waiver" value="1">
</b></center>
</td></tr></table>
<br><hr><br>
<input type="Submit" name="submit" value="enter information">

</form>

</td></tr></table>

<?php

} // end if

?>

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Am i declaring the session variable FNAME in the correct place? with the proper syntax?

Thanks,
-Michael

[mmilano]

try it in this order:

session_start(); 
$fname = $_POST['fname'];
session_register('fname'); 

[michaelowen]

this still doesn't work....

to display on the next page, will this work best?

session_start();

$fname = $_GET['fname'];

-mike