Prevent double submission of forms in jQuery

Question

I have a form that takes a little while for the server to process. I need to ensure that the user waits and does not attempt to resubmit the form by clicking the button agai

Answer 1

You can stop the second submit by this

$("form").submit(function() {
        // submit more than once return false
        $(this).submit(function() {
            return false;
        });
        // submit once return true
        return true; // or do what you want to do
    });
});