double action form

jam_wil

Hey guys... I'm currently making a php Forum / message board and I am working on the Install screen (for the mySQL database). It has 3 pages but I want to be able to pass the information entered on the first screen to both the second and third screens. I tried using a hidden form element on the second to pass the variables on to the third screen... like so...

<form action="install3" method="post" name="install2">
<input type="hidden" name="username" value="<? print($username); ?>">
<input type="submit">

That code was on the second page... the variable $username was passed to it from the first page so I am trying to make another $username to pass to the third page. I hope you understand..

drew010

just having it in a hidden field on the second form page will pass it along to the third page. what you have should do just what you want.

jam_wil

ya, it should but when I go to the third page... with the actuall mySQL stuff on it, it says sometihing along the lines of can't connect ODBC@localhost useing password"no". anyway's I'll go and try again and fiddle around... Thank-you

drew010

did you check if the values are even showing up on the second page? try this instead
<? print $_POST['username']; ?> instead of just $username

jam_wil

i made it work.. thanks for your help! It was really stupid... when i was testing it I forgot to start from the first page... so there was no data in the variables.