passing variables values using POST

sudhakararaog

i am presently passing the value of a variable to a php file using GET after data has been inserted to the database.

ex=

$firstname = $_POST["firstname"];

if(!$sqlconnection)
{
echo "error message";
}
else
{
header("Location: thankyou.php?firstnameis=$firstname");
}

how can i send the value of $firstname using POST instead of GET as the value is presently appearing in the address bar. ideally i would like using POST.

NOTE = please suggest techniques that does NOT involve javascript in order to pass $firstname using POST method, as i have done the entire validations using php and i have assumed that user has javascript turned off.

please advice.

thanks.

NogDog

Perhaps you could use session data instead of post data?

saidbakr

The session usage is very good. In addition, if you have any encryption/decryption classes's object you may use it to send the user name value through the location URL encrypted then decrypt it there.

However, the seesion remains the most easiest solution, but you should keep in minde to unset the session variable.

sudhakararaog

thanks for letting me know. i have used session and it works without adding the variable name and value in the url.

just wanted to confirm what i am doing is correct. i have 2 files a) form.php which gathers information entered in the form and b) thankyou.php which extracts the value of firstname store in form.php as $fname and displays this $fname and a thankyou message.

code in form.php

session_start(); // AS THE VERY FIRST LINE FOLLOWED BY
session_register("firstnameis");

$fname = $POST["fname"];

$_SESSION['firstnameis'] = $fname; // SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN THE CODE

code in thankyou.php

session_start(); // AS THE VERY FIRST LINE

Dear <?php echo $_SESSION['firstnameis']; ?> thank you for registering etc...

do i need to destroy or unregister the session variable in thankyou.php and if so can i write that unregister statement after displaying <?php echo $_SESSION['firstnameis']; ?>

please advice.

thanks.