Actually all form validation is done before the form action takes place, so that way we do not loose input.
shane -----Original Message----- From: Chris W. Parker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 6:38 PM To: Shane McBride; PHP Subject: RE: [PHP] Retain form values... Shane McBride <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Thursday, March 18, 2004 3:37 PM said: > Gotcha. I typically use javascript to validate before the form is > posted to validate. ok.. but i don't see how that helps. you're still validating on the server side right? in which case you could still have a failed validation, thus the need to send the users data back to the original page. chris. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php