The POST array ???

[habbardone]

Does the $_POST array automatically clear itself out each time
I do a new form with POST method ?

Or am U suppoed to delete the array elements myself somehow ?
If so how ?

What I mean is if I use a form with input boexs names such as
name = 'test1'
name = 'test2'

and then later in a diferent program use a diferent form

with values

name = 'sum1'
name = 'sum2'

have $_POST['test1] and 2 been deleted automatically or does the POST array just keep getting bigger ?

[drew010]

in php at the end of every script all variables are deleted. as soon as your page is output to the browser the post array is gone from memory. even if you put post data into a hidden form field, when you submit the second form all the old post values are gone.

[Huuggee]

The lifetime of the $_POST array is only as long as the lifetime of the script to which it is passed.

ie. form.php posts to action.php
when action.php terminates the $_POST array is destroyed.

[habbardone]

thanks