I used the JavaScript method to disable the button after the first click and discovered from irate customers and administration that this resulted in an unsubmittable form on the AOL Browser although it worked perfectly in all others. Just a mention in case your clientele is AOL heavy (like ours). Jon -----Original Message----- From: Bastien Koert [mailto:bastien_k@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 9:06 AM To: T K; php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Prevention for multiple submissions from the same form after submit direct the user to a different page...or use js and disable the button after the first click bastien> Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 20:09:01 +0900> From: tek.katu@xxxxxxxxx> bastien> To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Prevention for bastien> multiple submissions from the same form> > Hi,> > I have a form bastien> with a button, which adds user inputted data into> database. bastien> I've been looking for a way to prevent users from pressing> the bastien> same button twice mistakingly.> > I've learned that this is bastien> possible to make and send a unique id in> hidden input, and bastien> check if the id is used before database query is> issued. (PHP bastien> Cookbook [O'reilly]).> > But, is there a way to make this bastien> happen without using database? It> would cool if I could only bastien> use HTML/JavaScript/CSS.> > Tek.> > -- > PHP Database Mailing bastien> List (http://www.php.net/)> To unsubscribe, visit: bastien> http://www.php.net/unsub.php> _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with new emoticons. It's easy! Try it! http://www.freemessengeremoticons.ca/ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
