""Chad Guilette"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I'm currently working on a project and I've come across a problem which
I'm
> sure has been discussed several times before but I still need some
> assistance on it.
>
> I have a page with a form whose action is $PHP_SELF so the form and the
form
> action are all in the same page....this works fine but in the form action
a
> message is displayed stating success or failure of the insertion of data
> into a database and the user is redirected by means of a meta
> refersh....during this time if the user refreshes the page the data is
> resubmitted again....the user can do this repeatedly....
>
> Some people have suggested that I use headers but I cannot do this at this
> point because I've already sent the header...
Well
You can use output buffering
see ob_start();
>
> others have suggested I use some variable
>
> $script_ran_count = 1 then run and after increment so a test of it would
be
> false...this had no effect
>
> others have suggested javascript...
>
> I'm really baffled...how can I have a self-submitting form page that has a
> display message and a meta redirect but if the user refreshes the page
stop
> the resumission of data?
>
>
> Regards,
> Chad Guilette
>
>
>
>
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