Seeing as your using AJAX, why even bother with more than one page. You can do everything on one page.
Richard Quadling wrote: > 2009/2/4 Richard Quadling <rquadl...@googlemail.com>: > >> 2009/2/4 david <david.brill...@gmail.com>: >> >>> Hi sqaured, >>> >>> It seems, that you only transmit the value of the previous form to the >>> DB, and for the third form to be generated, you need to pass first AND >>> second one ! >>> So this could be done in a couple of lines (I think). >>> >>> Give us your code, or a sample, we will surelly help. >>> >>> -- >>> david >>> >>> On 2 fév, 19:00, Squared <jpr...@hancousa.com> wrote: >>> >>>> The abbreviated question: >>>> How do I pass the value of a list item on page 1 AND page 2 to a third >>>> page so I can use the values in php and mySQL? >>>> >>>> The extended version: >>>> I have three form lists with select values taken from a mySQL >>>> database. The second list is generated based on the selection from the >>>> first, and the third is generated based on the selection from the >>>> first and second. Finally, a table is generated based on all values >>>> selected in all three. I have this working with php, but the page >>>> reloads after every list item is selected. I have done a lot of >>>> research and have almost gotten this to work without a reload using >>>> AJAX from Prototype, but I am running into a problem. The second list >>>> generates correctly, but the third does not. This is because my mySQL >>>> statement pulls the values from the first two lists. Since the page is >>>> not reloaded it only sees the value of the second list and not the >>>> first. How can I pass the value from the first list and the second >>>> list (which are on two separate pages) to the third list? >>>> >> What is probably going to be of most use is to understand sessions. >> >> Essentially a session (accessed in PHP using the super global >> $_SESSION) allows you to remember data between requests. >> >> A session is unique to a connection (a user normally). If they haven't >> got a session ID, they they will be given a new one. >> >> Read about sessions at http://docs.php.net/sessions and >> http://docs.php.net/manual/en/book.session.php >> >> -- >> ----- >> Richard Quadling >> Zend Certified Engineer : http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731 >> "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!" >> >> > > By using a session, you don't need to "store" data in the DB until the > final request. Allowing the user to spend as long as they want > travelling between the different pages until they are ready. > > Ok, for me, I log my sessions in a DB, but that's another story. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
