How to create Session for multi-step Form

[andrw123]

How to create Session for multi-step Form

i need to pass the variables and keep them through out all steps of the forms.
i have form1 will go to form2 then to 3..and so on
how do i do with session, i have read abit about session but it so confusing

=====form1====
<form action="2.php" method="post">
<input name="productA" type="checkbox" value="productA">productA
<input name="productB" type="checkbox" value="2">productB
<input name="productC" type="checkbox" value="3">productC
<br><br>
<input type="button" value="back" >
<input type="submit" value="Submit &raquo;">
</form>

=====form2====
<form action="3.php" method="post">
<?php
if ($_POST['productA'] == true) {
?>
<strong>productA</strong>
<br>
<input name="productA-1" type="checkbox" value="productA-1">productA-1
<br>
<input name="productA-2" type="checkbox" value="productA-2">productA-2

<?
}
if ($_POST['productB'] == true) {
?>
<br><br>
<strong>productB</strong>
<br>
<input name="productB-1" type="checkbox" value="productB-1">productB-1
<br><input name="productB-2" type="checkbox" value="productB-2">productB-2

<?
}
if ($_POST['productC'] == true) {
?>
<br><br>
<strong>'productC'</strong>
<br>
<input name="productC-1" type="checkbox" value="productC-1">productC-1
<br><input name="productC-2" type="checkbox" value="productC-2">productC-2

<?
}

?>
<br><br>
<input type="button" value="back" >
<input type="submit" value="Submit &raquo;">

[Vbabiy]

Well you could just store each varilble in a the session or create array of all the vaules

[halojoy]

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well I have posted my 4 pages SESSION DEMO code
a number of times

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Here is one post in which the complete php session code is submitted
along with some instructive comments by me

http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/showpost.php?p=10639901&postcount=7

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you dont have to thank me
but nice if you do
🙂

the code should be possible to modify for your special needs, I think

/halojoy

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[andrw123]

thanks halojoy thanks a million
i got session thing working
and aslo thanks Vbabiy for suggesting array thing
imtrying to do array and session i get it to work but my if else statements got screwup

how do i do if else statement with array??

===without array===
=====form1====
<form action="2.php" method="post">
<input name="productA" type="checkbox" value="productA">productA
<input name="productB" type="checkbox" value="2">productB
<input name="productC" type="checkbox" value="3">productC
<br><br>
<input type="button" value="back" >
<input type="submit" value="Submit &raquo;">
</form>

<form action="3.php" method="post">
<?php
if ($_POST['productA'] == true) {
?>
<strong>productA</strong>
<br>
<input name="productA-1" type="checkbox" value="productA-1">productA-1
<br>
<input name="productA-2" type="checkbox" value="productA-2">productA-2

===with array====cant get this to work
=====form1====
<form action="2.php" method="post">
<input name="checkbox[productA]" type="checkbox" value="productA">productA
<input name="checkbox[productB]" type="checkbox" value="2">productB
<input name="checkbox[productC]" type="checkbox" value="3">productC
<br><br>
<input type="button" value="back" >
<input type="submit" value="Submit &raquo;">
</form>
<?php
if ($_POST['checkbox[productA]'] == true) {
?>
<strong>productA</strong>
<br>
<input name="productA-1" type="checkbox" value="productA-1">productA-1
<br>
<input name="productA-2" type="checkbox" value="productA-2">productA-2