Saving form data into session before leaving a page
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From: Merlin Morgenstern on 13 Apr 2010 09:20 Hello everybody, I have form where users enter data to be saved in a db. How can I make php save the form data into a session before the user leaves the page without pressing the submit button? Some members leave the page and return afterwards wondering where their already entered data is. Any ideas how to save into php session data before someone leaves the page? Thank you for any hint, Merlin
From: Ashley Sheridan on 13 Apr 2010 09:18 On Tue, 2010-04-13 at 15:20 +0200, Merlin Morgenstern wrote: > Hello everybody, > > I have form where users enter data to be saved in a db. > > How can I make php save the form data into a session before the user > leaves the page without pressing the submit button? Some members leave > the page and return afterwards wondering where their already entered > data is. > > Any ideas how to save into php session data before someone leaves the page? > > Thank you for any hint, > > Merlin > Session data is all stored on the server, so it requires a submit in order for the server to actually get the data. You could use Ajax to grab the form data and send it to the server if you need though. However, I'm not really sure what your question is. Are people visiting your site, filling in a form, then pressing the back button to go somewhere else? If so, maybe they intended to not submit the form. Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
From: Paul M Foster on 13 Apr 2010 11:27 On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 03:20:23PM +0200, Merlin Morgenstern wrote: > Hello everybody, > > I have form where users enter data to be saved in a db. > > How can I make php save the form data into a session before the user > leaves the page without pressing the submit button? Some members leave > the page and return afterwards wondering where their already entered > data is. I hate to be a contrarian (not really), but there is a paradigm for using web forms. If you want the internet to save your data, you have to press the little button. If you don't, then it won't be saved. Not hard to figure out, not hard to do. If you have to go do something else while you're in the middle of a form, open a new tab/window and do it. When you come back to your original form, the data will still be there (but again, not *saved* until you hit the little button). Sorry, I just get cranky with people who won't follow the rules. Paul -- Paul M. Foster
From: tedd on 13 Apr 2010 12:19 At 11:27 AM -0400 4/13/10, Paul M Foster wrote: >On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 03:20:23PM +0200, Merlin Morgenstern wrote: > >> Hello everybody, >> >> I have form where users enter data to be saved in a db. >> >> How can I make php save the form data into a session before the user >> leaves the page without pressing the submit button? Some members leave >> the page and return afterwards wondering where their already entered >> data is. > >I hate to be a contrarian (not really), but there is a paradigm for >using web forms. If you want the internet to save your data, you have to >press the little button. If you don't, then it won't be saved. Not hard >to figure out, not hard to do. If you have to go do something else while >you're in the middle of a form, open a new tab/window and do it. When >you come back to your original form, the data will still be there (but >again, not *saved* until you hit the little button). > >Sorry, I just get cranky with people who won't follow the rules. > >Paul Paul: What rules? I didn't see any rules. There are simply easy ways to do things and those not so easy -- like jumping out the window or using the stairs. You arrive at the same place, but at what cost? In this case, I don't think the OP has provided us with enough information about his problem. If he is concerned that his users may return to a page and wants the fields filled with what the user previously entered, then that depends upon several different things, such as has the user shut down his browser, or has the user simply clicked the submit button and the page has been refreshed. IOW, how has the user left the page? So, OP explain what you are trying to do? Cheers, tedd -- ------- http://sperling.com http://ancientstones.com http://earthstones.com
From: Kevin Kinsey on 13 Apr 2010 12:27 Paul M Foster wrote: > > Sorry, I just get cranky with people who won't follow the rules. > <?php $pauls_post++; ?>
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