Hiding vars while using Header("Location

[folbert]

.hi there

I have a form which upon pressing the send button is sent to a file that only validates the form, and, if valid, submits the information to a databse.

If the form is not properly filled out, i return to the formpage using Header ("Location: formfile.php&var1=" . $var1 etc."). This is because i want to spare the user from entering the same information again.

Since the form contains a textarea, one of these variables that gets returned may contain a stupidly long String. Is there any way I can prevent the variables to bee seen in the URL-field of the browser when i use Header ("Location... ")?

thanks for any help
/Folbert

[kparker]

There's no way to do it via a redirect, but why not restructure things
so that the same PHP script generates the form? That way, the
script can do the checking and, if things aren't right, simply
redisplay the form with the inputs and textareas initialized.