passing variables values using POST

[sudhakararaog]

i am presently passing the value of a variable to a php file using GET after data has been inserted to the database.

ex=

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$firstname = $_POST["firstname"];

if(!$sqlconnection)
{
echo "error message";
}
else
{
header("Location: thankyou.php?firstnameis=$firstname"); 
} 

how can i send the value of $firstname using POST instead of GET as the value is presently appearing in the address bar. ideally i would like using POST.

NOTE = please suggest techniques that does NOT involve javascript in order to pass $firstname using POST method, as i have done the entire validations using php and i have assumed that user has javascript turned off.

please advice.

thanks.

[CloudedVision]

Moved to HTML forum

This is quite simple. Insert method="POST" into your forum tag. e.g.:

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<form action="submit.php" method="POST">
bla
</form>

[Monie]

Why use $_POST?

• Variables sent with HTTP POST are not shown in the URL
• Variables have no length limit

However, because the variables are not displayed in the URL, it is not possible to bookmark the page.

To get a better understanding about this, you can go to w3school website to learn almost everything about basic php

Tutorial: PHP Post

Hope that's helpful to you.
Cheers...