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[TheGigabit-West]

How do i do multiple form using PHP code? I means when my customer need to order, they fill up the frist form and then click on next and fill up the second form and click on submit will auto send all the details to my email. How i going to do this??? Help please..

[platinum]

Best way is to use sessions to track them, check out the sessions section at php.net for more info on them. It's not a "two second job" though, so if you're just starting with php, perhaps find a tutorial or two to get familiar with the language first

[Rich2k]

either that or put the first page variables as hidden form fields on the second page.

Sessions are great but they have their little 'features' or tricks on different PHP versions and configurations that you need to know. i.e. they don't work in the same way on every configuration.

[jjmac78]

It's a little more trouble, but I always create a temporary table entry in my db and compile it into the 'real' table after everything is there. That way everything is saved in case something happens.

[TheGigabit-West]

Just because I don't know well about php, I had tried to make a php form and it is work and looks fine. But then, how come when i make the second form (same code as the 1st form) when i click on submit, it will auto direct to the 1st form?

[jjmac78]

The form part of the code isnt php. Its just html. You will probably want to look at the action="whatever.php" section in your form tag and see where it points to on the second page. Wherever the action points, thats the script/cgi/whatever that will process that form.

[TheGigabit-West]

The form part of the code isnt php. Its just html. You will probably want to look at the action="whatever.php" section in your form tag and see where it points to on the second page. Wherever the action points, thats the script/cgi/whatever that will process that form.

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no it's not a html format and I got put action="order.php". Check before you said this =).

[jjmac78]

if your form looks like this :

<form action="whatever.php" method="get">
<input type="text" name="whatever">
<input type="submit" value="Go">
</form>

then you are using and HTML form. Period. If not, then I dont know how to help you.

If you're action is set to the same file as the first form, and theres no code telling the process file which form its coming from (like a hidden input) then you will have to point the second form to the correct file to process that info.

If you're not using html forms, then what are you using?