Last Attempt - Session

ZOR · Aug 24, 2005

This is my last try on this site for what seems would be so simple to one that knows the answer.

<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION['XXX'] = $_POST['XXX'];

print '<html><body>
<a href="Menu1.php">click here</a>
</body></html>';
?>

How can I complete the task in the code above WITHOUT A BUTTON TO PRESS TO GO TO A MENU. How do I replace the line <a href="Menu1.php">click here</a> to make it just go to
Menu1.php page.

Thank you.

sleipnir214 · Aug 24, 2005

There are two ways:

1. Replace all your HTML output with
header("Location: Menu1.php");

I would personally use this. But you seem to have some problem with this that you cannot adequately describe.

2. Use a meta tag:

http://webdesign.about.com/cs/metatags/a/aa080300a.htm

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vacunita · Aug 24, 2005

how about this:

Code:

session_start();
$_SESSION['xxx'] = $_POST['xxx'];
header("Location: somepage.php");

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ZOR · Aug 24, 2005

I think there must be a problem with the server, or browser settings or something.

The code below redirects okay to the menu page, however
when I click a button on the menu page to open the stored values they are empty.

session_start();
$_SESSION['xxx'] = $_POST['xxx'];
header("Location: somepage.php");

It still remains the code below works, however I have an unwanted button to press before going back to the menu.

<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION['XXX'] = $_POST['XXX'];
print '<html><body>
<a href="Menu1.php">click here</a>
</body></html>';
?>

I think I will have to start getting to speed with MySQL and possibly dump values in. I will also look at Meta Tags.

Switching off now as had too many hours going round with it. Thanks again both of you. Regards

thenewa2x · Aug 24, 2005

I've had this problem too. You might want to try the meta refresh tag set to 0.

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;URL=http://www.yourdomain.com/your/url/">

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Vragabond · Aug 24, 2005

Ok, you're saying that this does not work?

Code:

foo.php
<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION['foo'] = 'Hello World!';
header("Location: bar.php");
?>

bar.php
<?php
session_start();
echo $_SESSION['foo'];
?>

Running this on your server does not print out Hello World! on the second page?

vacunita · Aug 24, 2005

I ran it before i posted it, and it does in fact run.

Does this work for you?

Page1.php

Code:

<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION['hello'] = "Goodbye";
header("Location: page2.php");

?>

Page2.php

Code:

...
<body>
<a href="page3.php">Click here</a>
</body>
...

Page3.php

Code:

...
<body>
<?
echo $_SESSION['hello'];
?>
</body>
...

This Works. on page 3 you get and echo saying Goodbye.
What is it not doing for you??

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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.

vacunita · Aug 24, 2005

Are you talking about the first submit button that passes the $_POST{xxx] variable to the next page to get put in as a session variable?

Or an other button???

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Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.

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Last Attempt - Session

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