Create a multipage form with session variable in PHP
Description
The following code shows how to create a multipage form with session variable.
Example
<?php/*from w ww . j a v a 2 s.c o m*/
session_start();
if (($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'GET') || (! isset($_POST['stage']))) {
$stage = 1;
} else {
$stage = (int) $_POST['stage'];
}
if ($stage > 1) {
foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) {
$_SESSION[$key] = $value;
}
}
if ($stage == 1) { ?>
<form action='<?php echo $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] ?>' method='post'>
Name: <input type='text' name='name'/> <br/>
Age: <input type='text' name='age'/> </br/>
<input type='hidden' name='stage' value='<?php echo $stage + 1 ?>'/>
<input type='submit' value='Next'/>
</form>
<?php } else if ($stage == 2) { ?>
<form action='<?php echo $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] ?>' method='post'>
Favorite Color: <input type='text' name='color'/> <br/>
Favorite Food: <input type='text' name='food'/> </br/>
<input type='hidden' name='stage' value='<?php echo $stage + 1 ?>'/>
<input type='submit' value='Done'/>
</form>
<?php } else if ($stage == 3) { ?>
Hello <?php echo $_SESSION['name'] ?>.
You are <?php echo $_SESSION['age'] ?> years old.
Your favorite color is <?php echo $_SESSION['color'] ?>
and your favorite food is <?php echo $_SESSION['food'] ?>.
<?php } ?>
The code above generates the following result.
