PHP Tracking help

[OptWizard]

PHP Tracking help
I have a form mail script I am using in PHP

WHat I need to capture is the following

www.mysite.com/quote.php?ID=CODE

I need this CODE to be captured and to be sent within the email form

any help please
for now I am using this $content .= "ID: ". $HTTP_REFERER."\n"; to capture the refferer and it gives me the whole url


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[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
PHP Tracking help
I have a form mail script I am using in PHP

WHat I need to capture is the following

www.mysite.com/quote.php?ID=CODE

I need this CODE to be captured and to be sent within the email form

any help please
for now I am using this $content .= "ID: ". $HTTP_REFERER."\n"; to capture the refferer and it gives me the whole url


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What version of PHP are you running? For PHP 4.3 try the following.

If this is a POST do:
$content .= "ID: ".$_POST["ID"]."\n";

If this is a GET do:
$content .= "ID: ".$_GET["ID"]."\n";

[OptWizard]

I used
<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'];?>">

and it works

How would you use what you said?

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
I used
<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'];?>">

and it works

How would you use what you said?

Try this:

For a GET:
<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo($_GET['ID']);?>">

For a POST:
<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo($_POST['ID']);?>">

[AndrewB]

Zargon is correct
don't use $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']; as it returns everything after the ? eg
www.mysite.com/quote.php?ID=CODE&PID=NUM&A=B

it will return "ID=CODE&PID=NUM&A=B"

I'm not sure why you can say it worked for you as it would have return "ID=CODE" for you but you just want CODE

[OptWizard]

that worked great thanks...

Next question is this...How can I keep that code to follow with each page like in ASP user session...

So this code follower user per session

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
that worked great thanks...

Next question is this...How can I keep that code to follow with each page like in ASP user session...

So this code follower user per session

Try:

$_SESSION["ID"] = $_GET['ID'];
or
$_SESSION["ID"] = $_POST['ID'];

[OptWizard]

so do this

<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="$_SESSION["ID"] = $_GET['ID'];">

Where di I put
$_SESSION["ID"] = $_GET['ID'];

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
so do this

<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="$_SESSION["ID"] = $_GET['ID'];">

Where di I put
$_SESSION["ID"] = $_GET['ID'];

No, do this.

<?php
$_SESSION["ID"] = $_GET['ID'];
?>

<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?>">

FYI: you might need to check to make sure that "ID" is set in the session on other pages.

if(isSet($_SESSION["ID"])) {


sorry, had to edit the code. it was wrong.

[OptWizard]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN SET

and where do I put
the code

thanks

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
WHAT DO YOU MEAN SET

If you plan to have the "session" information accessible from other pages and any of those pages can be access directly, then you need to make sure to check to see if the variable in the session exists. If not you will get a warning.

So, if I had a page that I need to have the session checked do this:

<?php
if (isSet($_SESSION["ID"]) {
?>
<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?>">
<?php
}
?>

[OptWizard]

So I need to do is this put this on all the pages
<?php
if (isSet($_SESSION["ID"]) {
?>
<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?>">
<?php
}
?>

so the ID follows throught the page

Do I put this code top bottom head of page?

[OptWizard]

Do I put this code in the php mail form or on the app?

[zargon]

Once you add the value to the session you don't need to add it again not unless you want to update it.

So doing this:
$_SESSION["ID"] = $_GET['ID'];

Adds the value to the session.

Now you don't need to add this code:

<?php
if (isSet($_SESSION["ID"]) {
?>
<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?>">
<?php
}
?>

unless you want to put a hidden field in your form with the value that the session contains.

Sounds like to me what you want to do is add the value to the session once. Then allow the user to still browse around your site. Now at some point if the user wants to mail you, you want to capture the information that is stored in the session. Is this correct?

[OptWizard]

Yes you are correct I want to capture that session ID

So I put this on say the quote and main page

<?php
if (isSet($_SESSION["ID"]) {
?>


where do I place this on the page

The I would place this on the page with the form
<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?>">


correct?

and no matter where they go that id will follow them even if they go to a page without PHP and then go to the form that ID will still be there right example
they go here
www.site.com/index.php?ID=Google
then they go to
www.site.com/about.htm

then they go to
www.site.com/quote.php

that ID will follow them right?

[zargon]

On the main page and quote page put this:

<?php
$_SESSION["ID"] = $_GET['ID'];
?>

That will add the value to the session. Now your user can go anywhere on your site. At some point if you want to add the session value to a form then you do this:

<?php
if (isSet($_SESSION["ID"]) {
?>
<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?>">
<?php
}
?>

What that code does it checks to see if the value (ID) is in the session. If so, it prints an <input> tag with the value that is in the session.


Hope this helps! :)

[OptWizard]

Where do I put
<?php
$_SESSION["ID"] = $_GET['ID'];
?>
on the page and

where do I put


<?php
if (isSet($_SESSION["ID"]) {
?>
<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?>">
<?php
}
?>

on the form page?

Thanks alot for all the help

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
Where do I put
<?php
$_SESSION["ID"] = $_GET['ID'];
?>
on the page

Put it by the top of the page.

Originally posted by OptWizard

where do I put


<?php
if (isSet($_SESSION["ID"]) {
?>
<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?>">
<?php
}
?>

on the form page?


Yes

:cheers:

[OptWizard]

I did that and the form did not come up let me try again

I put it on and now the form wont come up dont work?

[zargon]

Sorry.

Add this to the top of the page:

<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION["ID"] = $_GET['ID'];
?>


:D

[OptWizard]

nope did not work :-(

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
nope did not work :-(

Sorry, make sure on the page that has this code:

<?php
if (isSet($_SESSION["ID"]) {
?>
<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?>">
<?php
}
?>

you also have this code at the top of the page:

<?php
session_start();
?>

The session needs to be started if you want to access session information. :)

[OptWizard]

no i am officially confused...

what is the exact coding do i need on my site

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
no i am officially confused...

what is the exact coding do i need on my site

Page to capture the ID

at the top of the page
<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION["ID"] = $_GET['ID'];
?>


Quote page or the page to mail the information

at the top of the page
<?php
session_start();
?>

for the mail form
<?php
if (isSet($_SESSION["ID"]) {
?>
<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?>">
<?php
}
?>

Sorry for the confusion :)

[zargon]

I just tested everything and it works (well I found one error).

Set id page example

<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION["ID"] = $_GET['ID'];
?>

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">

<html>
<head>
<title></title>
</head>

<body>
<b>The id has been set to <? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?></b>


</body>
</html>


Print ID page example
<?php
session_start();
?>
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">

<html>
<head>
<title></title>
</head>

<body>
<?php
if (isSet($_SESSION["ID"])) {
?>
<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?>">
<? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?>
<?php
}
?>


</body>
</html>

NOTE... this example also prints the id '<? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?>' you can take that out of your code.

Hope this helps! :)

[OptWizard]

That seems to work but one slight problem...
when you go back or if someone does not fill out form fully and you go back it wipes out everything that the person input..this can be very annoying to the client?

Anyway to fix that...

You have been nothing but a great help thanks for everything


I also tested app and the ID did not follow I tested with ID then without? Maybe I am doing something wrong

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
That seems to work but one slight problem...
when you go back or if someone does not fill out form fully and you go back it wipes out everything that the person input..this can be very annoying to the client?

Anyway to fix that...

You have been nothing but a great help thanks for everything

The form that is being submitted does a POST right?

[OptWizard]

Yes a post

If I go stright to the form this is what I get as a result
PHPSESSID: 85b2917427384574243f162ef6c65e22

if I go through anbouther page the ID is passed?

So doI need to put this atop every page

<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION["ID"] = $_GET['ID'];
?>

or will this change Session with each page

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
Yes a post

If you change it to a GET then when users click on the back button the information they submitted will not be cleared. You would have to change anywhere you used $_POST to $_GET

If you don't want to change it to a GET then you need to code that functionality manually. :(

Originally posted by OptWizard
I also tested app and the ID did not follow I tested with ID then without? Maybe I am doing something wrong

You might be... I uploaded the code I gave you to my site:

http://www.freelancelounge.com/test/setid.php?ID=testing

If you click on that link it will set the session ID to testing. Then go anywhere else on the site. Once you have done that go back to this page:

http://www.freelancelounge.com/test/getid.php

You should see the information.

[OptWizard]

if I change to get will app still be emailed?

also this is what i mean about the session id
it works fine if I do this

www.site.com/index.php?ID=TEST
the test will follow

but if I go straight to the app
www.site.com/app.php?ID=NEWTEST

that new test will not show?

Basically what I need is whatever page I start from I need that code to follow can this be done. Be it the index be it the app page...

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
if I change to get will app still be emailed?

also this is what i mean about the session id
it works fine if I do this

www.site.com/index.php?ID=TEST
the test will follow

but if I go straight to the app
www.site.com/app.php?ID=NEWTEST

that new test will not show?

Basically what I need is whatever page I start from I need that code to follow can this be done. Be it the index be it the app page...

No problem. Just add this code at the top of the app page (or any other page).

For GET:

<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION["ID"] = $_GET['ID'];
?>

For POST

<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION["ID"] = $_POST['ID'];
?>

[OptWizard]

Sorry about this but that did not work
if I come from

www.site.com/index.php?ID=TEST from there click to
www.site.com/quote.php

adding
this like you said to quote
it does not pick up the test
id gives me back a blank cause a new session is started I think

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
Sorry about this but that did not work
if I come from

www.site.com/index.php?ID=TEST from there click to
www.site.com/quote.php

adding
this like you said to quote
it does not pick up the test

I'm sorry. You're right... The code was overwriting the value.

Do this:

<?php
session_start();
if (!isSet($_SESSION["ID"])) {
$_SESSION["ID"] = $_GET['ID'];
}
?>

Now only if the session ID is not set it will try to add it. Remember to use $_POST or $_GET

[OptWizard]

BINGO

I think that is working I will do some more testing on it but thanks for everything you have been a great help...

I am now a PHP wiz....LOL if I have more questions I will post or do you have IM?

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
BINGO

I think that is working I will do some more testing on it but thanks for everything you have been a great help...

I am now a PHP wiz....LOL if I have more questions I will post or do you have IM?

Great!

I just sent you a PM. :)

[OptWizard]

thnaks

One more question what is the difference between

<?php
session_start();
if (!isSet($_SESSION["ID"])) {
$_SESSION["ID"] = $_GET['ID'];
}
?>

and

<?php
session_start();
if (!isSet($_SESSION["ID"])) {
$_SESSION["ID"] = $_POST['ID'];
}
?>


which do I need to use?

[zargon]

For GET:

Originally posted by OptWizard

<?php
session_start();
if (!isSet($_SESSION["ID"])) {
$_SESSION["ID"] = $_GET['ID'];
}
?>


For POST

Originally posted by OptWizard

<?php
session_start();
if (!isSet($_SESSION["ID"])) {
$_SESSION["ID"] = $_POST['ID'];
}
?>

[OptWizard]

I know that but what is the difference in a GET OR POST

what would I use....or what should I use


I get this what does this mean?


PHPSESSID: 86375812e3e82dbe4130e410fc843547

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
I know that but what is the difference in a GET OR POST

what would I use....or what should I use

I'm sorry. The way you can figure out which one to use is if you are using a form and the "method" attribute is set to "POST" then its a post.

Anything else, its a GET. So accessing the page directly would be a GET. Using a form with the method attribute set to "POST" that would be a POST.

Hope this helps.

[OptWizard]

SO my form is set to post so I should use post correct...

what does this mean

PHPSESSID: 86375812e3e82dbe4130e410fc843547 i got this from the form


also when would I use a get?

[zargon]

Yes

Originally posted by OptWizard
SO my form is set to post so I should use post correct...


I'm not sure. Is this being printed in the HTML or URL??

Originally posted by OptWizard
what does this mean
PHPSESSID: 86375812e3e82dbe4130e410fc843547 i got this from the form


Use GET when the value you want is in the URL (mypage.php?ID=CODE)

Originally posted by OptWizard

also when would I use a get?

[OptWizard]

It is being email to me via the form

ok so the top parts for tracking should be gets

[zargon]

Your mail script must be sending you the "real" user session ID that PHP uses.

Originally posted by OptWizard
It is being email to me via the form


In almost all cases yes.

Originally posted by OptWizard
ok so the top parts for tracking should be gets

[OptWizard]

I gues cause when I go through index page I just get

ID=CODE


when I go through quote page I get
PHPSESSID: fa5402e69161b9cdff2c4dbcdf149c7a
ID=CODE

I do not need this
PHPSESSID: fa5402e69161b9cdff2c4dbcdf149c7a

other wise it works great now
can this be fixed...

so gets on top and form I leave as post

PROBLEM
just had outside source test app and only the PHPSESSID was captured from the app page testing the index page now


Also when scripting errors are allowed I get one says object is expected...is this a problem?

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard

Also when scripting errors are allowed I get one says object is expected...is this a problem?

Does it give you a line number?

[OptWizard]

yes line 8 but that is the line that says

<html>

also I noticed when i get the PHPSESSIONID
is when I put in

www.site.com/quote.php?ID=CODE

if I refresh the PHPSESSION goes away?

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
yes line 8 but that is the line that says

<html>

also I noticed when i get the PHPSESSIONID
is when I put in

www.site.com/quote.php?ID=CODE

if I refresh the PHPSESSION goes away?

Post the PHP code you have before line 8

[OptWizard]

OK i also noticed this in the sosurce this is were phpsession is coming from

<input type="hidden" name="PHPSESSID" value="ff9c629dd0d91fdeaa267d7649e0abf9" />

and it is not in the raw code
this is all the code before html in order
<?php
session_start();
if (!isSet($_SESSION["ID"])) {
$_SESSION["ID"] = $_GET['ID'];
}
?>


also if I have this on the app page

<?php
if (isSet($_SESSION["ID"])) {
?>
<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?>">
<?php
}
?>


do I need this twice at the top and the middle of app?

<?php
if (isSet($_SESSION["ID"])) {
?>

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
do I need this twice at the top and the middle of app?


Yes, one sets the value if it doesn't exist. The other checks if the value exists and prints a <input>

Can you post or PM me a link to the page? I can't see anything wrong with the code you posted so I would like to try testing it myself.

[OptWizard]

Found out what it was fixed...

Now the only problem is the PHPSESSIONID=

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
Found out what it was fixed...

Now the only problem is the PHPSESSIONID=

COOL!
Sorry for the delay. I had to step away from the computer for a few :)

The PHPSESSIONID should be pretty easy to find. Just look in your mail script and you should see the code thats printing the <input> tag.

[OptWizard]

its this tag
<?php
if (isSet($_SESSION["ID"])) {
?>
<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?>">
<?php
}
?>

but doesnt that print the seesion ID

<input type="hidden" name="PHPSESSID" value="ba1b9592fb2ea947d5caf1b83afb3b1c" />

only happens when you go straight to quote dissapears if you refresh odd
the odd thing is this tag is not even in my coding i have no tag names="PHPSESSIONID" only the one above names ID

WOW a 6 page thread with just me and you LOL

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
its this tag
<?php
if (isSet($_SESSION["ID"])) {
?>
<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?>">
<?php
}
?>

but doesnt that print the seesion ID

<input type="hidden" name="PHPSESSID" value="ba1b9592fb2ea947d5caf1b83afb3b1c" />

only happens when you go straight to quote dissapears if you refresh odd

WOW a 6 page thread with just me and you LOL

I don't think it is. Look at the "name" attribute. The one I gave you has "ID". The one that is getting printed has "PHPSESSID"

I think that code is in your mail script or the script that posts to the mail script.

[OptWizard]

nothing in mail script that says that

if I refresh it goes away?

what am I looking for?

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
nothing in mail script that says that

if I refresh it goes away?

what am I looking for?

Search your code for this:

name="PHPSESSID"

or

name=\"PHPSESSID\"

[OptWizard]

I see nothing

Going home will continue tomorrow

[OptWizard]

I checked the mail form and I do not see where that is?

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
I checked the mail form and I do not see where that is?

I just checked your quotenew180.php page (because the page you sent me yesterday isn't working). But if you look right after the start form tag, the very next field you see is that PHPSESSID. Remove the code that is printing the PHPSESSID field.

[OptWizard]

what page is not working?

that is the funny thing that code is not in the code...it only shows up when I go to the page in the source...


If I go to raw code that line is not there?

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
what page is not working?

that is the funny thing that code is not in the code...it only shows up when I go to the page in the source...


If I go to raw code that line is not there?

This page quotenew180test.php.

That is very weird you can't find the code... You might want to email your web host and ask them. Or in your mail script... You could hack it so it doesn't sent that field to you. But that might be more trouble than its worth.

[OptWizard]

what exactly is that code? and where is it coming from caus eit aint on the raw code of the form and it aint in the mail form

the mail form does have this
<?php
$post_info = $HTTP_POST_VARS['CODE'];
print("Here are the post variables:<br><br>");
foreach($post_info as $key=>$val)
{

print("$key: $val<br>");
}

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard

<?php
$post_info = $HTTP_POST_VARS['CODE'];
print("Here are the post variables:<br><br>");
foreach($post_info as $key=>$val)
{

print("$key: $val<br>");
}

Somewhere in this script you should find a place where it is building up a string to mail the form values. Start looking there.

[OptWizard]

that would be here

//This produces the html email and makes it possible to include an attachment
$real_email_message = $content;
//BEGIN //----------------------------------------------
$email_message=formathtml($real_email_message);
$chked=0;
if ($upfile == "") $chked=1;
if (checkfileatt($upfile_name,$upfile_size)!="No file attached") $chked=1;
if($chked==0) {
copy($upfile, $upfile_name);
$fileatt=$upfile_name;
$fileatt_type=$upfile_type;
$fileatt_name=$upfile_name;
$file = fopen($fileatt,'rb');
$data = fread($file,filesize($fileatt));
fclose($file);
}
$headers = "From: ".$email;
//$headers = "From: ".$email_from;

$semi_rand = md5(time());
$mime_boundary = "==Multipart_Boundary_x{$semi_rand}x";

$headers .= "\nMIME-Version: 1.0\n" . "Content-Type: multipart/mixed;\n" . " boundary=\"{$mime_boundary}\"";
$email_message = "This is a multi-part message in MIME format.\n\n" . "--{$mime_boundary}\n" . "Content-Type:text/html; charset=\"iso-8859-1\"\n" . "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit\n\n" . $email_message . "\n\n";

$data = chunk_split(base64_encode($data));
if($chked == 0)
{
$email_message .= "--{$mime_boundary}\n" . "Content-Type: {$fileatt_type};\n" . " name=\"{$fileatt_name}\"\n" . "Content-Disposition: attachment;\n" . " filename=\"{$fileatt_name}\"\n" . "Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64\n\n" . $data . "\n\n" ."--{$mime_boundary}--\n";
}
else
{
/* leave this line out $email_message .= "--{$mime_boundary}\n" . "Content-Type: {$fileatt_type};\n" . " name=\"{$fileatt_name}\"\n" . "Content-Disposition: attachment;\n" . " filename=\"{$fileatt_name}\"\n" . "Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64\n\n" . $data . "\n\n" ."--{$mime_boundary}--\n";

*/
}
$sending_ok = @mail($recipient, $subject, $email_message, $headers);

if($chked==0) unlink($upfile_name);
//end MIME email code

[zargon]

Post this function:

formathtml()

[OptWizard]

here you go
//This is to format the html email we're about to send to you
function formathtml($text){
$text=stripslashes($text);
$text=str_replace("\r\n","<BR>",$text);
$text=str_replace("\n","<BR>",$text);
return $text;
}

[zargon]

Hmmm... The only thing I can think of is to write a PHP regular expression to remove the PHPSESSID from the $email_message string right before the mail function is called. But... I'm not that good with regular expressions. Here is a link:

http://us4.php.net/pcre

Hope this helps :)

[OptWizard]

as you said before no biggie on this all it is is an extra line of code in the email....

one stupid question how can I make all the emails sent formated like this


the here's are lined up
name: Here
Address: Here

now they are coming in like this
name: Here
Address: Here

[OptWizard]

all I did is add it to here
$reserved_keys[] = "PHPSESSID";

and now it does not print

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING:cheers:

[zargon]

Originally posted by OptWizard
all I did is add it to here
$reserved_keys[] = "PHPSESSID";

and now it does not print

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING:cheers:

VERY COOL! :cheers:

[OptWizard]

New problem...
this should be easy

what need to happen is this...I need the Code tracking to default to ID=Website
if no code is implyed meaning

if someone comes from here
www.website.com
then ID = website
if the come from
www.website.com/index.php?ID=CODE
then ID=CODE
get it?

I guess I would add something here?
<?php
if (isSet($_SESSION["ID"])) {
?>
<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?>">
<?php
}
?>

and if statement of some sort

[zargon]

Try this:

<?php
if (isSet($_SESSION["ID"])) {
?>
<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?>">
<?php
}
else {
if (!isSet($_GET["ID"])) {
$_SESSION["ID"] = "website";
}
}
?>

This code checks the session. If ID doesn't exist it checks the query string to make sure it ID doesn't exist there, if not it sets the session ID to website.

Hope this helps.

[AndrewB]

You don't need a session variable if your using ID=CODE in your url.
you can say
if (isset($_GET['ID']))
$id = $_GET['ID'];
else
$id = "something else";

so that says if there is variable ID in the url then make it equal to the value of ID else if it's not set then it equals something else.

[OptWizard]

I do need the session cause I want the ID to follow the whole session

It worked fin I just need to add a line
<?php
if (isSet($_SESSION["ID"])) {
?>
<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?>">
<?php
}
else {
if (!isSet($_GET["ID"])) {
$_SESSION["ID"] = "KCC.COM";
}
}
?>
<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?>">

this last line printed the code if no variable was set without it does not come out seem right?

[AndrewB]

Ok you need sessions then why do u need

<input name="ID" type="hidden" value="<? echo($_SESSION["ID"]);?>">

i'm assuming you want to pass ID around other pages but it's already in $_SESSION["ID"]

unless your using some javascript with this line i don't see a need for it

[OptWizard]

cause I need it to be printed out on a form

[AndrewB]

Ah I c but i think you meant type="text" you have type="hidden" which means nothing will show on the screen

[OptWizard]

exactly hidden until I need it printed

[OptWizard]

Got another question about this hope you are there...

when someone fills out this form and say goes back they loose all the information? How can I fix this and also your thoughts on the following

PHP tracking or Cookies?

I have a web form i need to be filled out on the web then it is emailed to me. The question I have is this what is better tracking COOKIES or PHP for example


www.website.com/app.php?ID=CODE
or
www.website.com/app.htm?ID=CODE This in turn calls a javascript to retreave CODE


the main question is this if someone has there cookies shut off will I still be able to track this?