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Re: PHP Form Cookie Question [message #170095 is a reply to message #170093]

Sun, 10 October 2010 02:32

Jerry Stuckle
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On 10/9/2010 10:25 PM, jcage(at)lycos(dot)com wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have one form where a query is run based on the word placed into a
> text box. The operator enters their name for example, on one form and
> the query shows up on a second page. I'm using PHP, MySQL and Apache
> and want the user to be able to click their browser back button and
> not have to continuously re-enter their query word in the text box. I
> know that some browsers allow this type of activity but in this case
> and using Internet Explorer, that's not an option so...
>
> Are there any good cookie scripts that will allow for this? Or is
> there a better way of handling it?
>
> TIA

What is a "cookie script"?

But no, you cannot do this reliably in PHP because when the user hits
the "back button", the browser may pull the page from its cache, and not
even go to the server. So no PHP code will ever be run.

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		PHP Form Cookie Question By: jcage(at)lycos(dot)com on Sun, 10 October 2010 02:25
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		Re: PHP Form Cookie Question By: Michael Vilain on Sun, 10 October 2010 02:38
		Re: PHP Form Cookie Question By: Geoff Berrow on Sun, 10 October 2010 09:09
		Re: PHP Form Cookie Question By: Jerry Stuckle on Sun, 10 October 2010 02:32

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