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PHP Build a Simple PHP Application Adding a Contact Form Redirecting After a Form Submission

Posted by ahmed saleh
ahmed saleh
2,754 Points

i have another idea , but i'm not sure if it's correct or even work ? title(Redirecting after form submission)

i'm not sure if i get it very well but i guess that is what happend 1- all the information store in $_post variable . 2- the $_post variable still have these submit information ( until what , i don't know actually..) .

so my question why we don't set $_post variable to null and then nothing is gonna submit again , also why the browser doesn't empty this variable by its self ? after using it i mean . thank you

1 Answer

shawn stokes
shawn stokes
5,651 Points
shawn stokes
shawn stokes
5,651 Points

$_post is general set by a form when you hit submit there would be no reason to set it to null that i can think of. when you redirect some one after a form submission the $_post data for the most part will be emptied. unless you are storing it some other way.