How do I use POST rather then GET in this specific scenario

Question

I have a form called insert_comment.php it contains this function:

function died($error) { // if something is incorect, send to given url with error msg
  header         


        

Answer 1

While it is possible though complicated to do it with a POST, that is the wrong strategy, and not the purpose of a POST request.

The right strategy is to place this information into the session, and display it from there, then remove the session key when it has been shown.

// session_start() must have been called already, before any output:
// Best to do this at the very top of your script
session_start();

function died($error) {
  // Place the error into the session
  $_SESSION['error'] = $error;
  header("Location: http://mydomain.com/post/error.php");
  die();
}

error.php

// Read the error from the session, and then unset it
session_start();

if (isset($_SESSION['error'])) {
  echo "some text {$_SESSION['error']} sometext";

  // Remove the error so it doesn't display again.
  unset($_SESSION['error']);
}

The exact same strategy can be used to display other messages like action successes back to the user after a redirect. Use as many different keys in the $_SESSION array as you need, and unset them when the message has been shown to the user.