How to pass value between php file (3 php file)

[wewehalim]

Hi, i am making 3 forms, let's say, form1, form2, form3.
In form1, there is a field "givenname" and a submit button that link to form2, and i want to pass this field to form2, i can pass this without any difficulty.
However, i also want to pass the field from form1 to form3.
And i cannot get the value from form1 to form 3.

Can anyone help?

here's the code:
form1.php:

<form name="myform" action="form2.php" method="post">

<table>

<tr><td>Given Name</td><td><input type="text" name="given name" id="given name"></td></tr>

</table>




<table>

<tr><td><input type="submit" name="submit" value="submits"></td></tr>

</table>


</form>

form2.php:

<form name="myform" action="form3.php" method="post">

<table>

<tr><td>Test</td></tr>

<tr><td>
<?php
$givenname = $_REQUEST['given_name'];
if($givenname!="" ) {
   echo("Given Name: " .$givenname ."<br>");
}
?>
</td></tr>

</table>



<table>

<tr><td><input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit"></td></tr>

</table>


</form>

form3.php:

<form name="myform" method="post">

<table>

<tr><td>Last Form</td></tr>

<tr><td>
<?php
$givenname = $_REQUEST['given_name'];
if($givenname!="" ) {
   echo("Given Name: " .$givenname ."<br>");
}
?>
</td></tr>

</table>


</form>

The PHP code in form3.php can not work.
Can anyone help?
thanks

[gotschai]

Hi,

you need at least a hidden input type in form2 to hold the value which will be passed to the form3. Now you do not pass any value to form3 you only print it.

[wewehalim]

oh yeah, it is true that i just want to print it.

But i get what you meant.
So i should generate hidden input that have the value from form1, and then from form3, take the hidden value from form2, isn't it?

hmm, how can it be done?
i don;t have any idea..

[gotschai]

you use an input type text to pass the value from form1 to form2. You need a input into form2 to pass the value to form3

add this code to the form2.php to the form

<input type="hidden" name="given_name" value="<?php echo $givenname ?>">

in form3 if you press submit it will dissapear again. you need to put the line into Form3 also to stay there but that is OT.