inserting data into mysql database using php

Question

I have a php order form named (order.php) and when the user clicks the (submit button \"Next Step\") it takes him to another page called (confirm-order.php)

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Answer 1

Well there are couple of ways about doing this:

1. Store all the data from the previous page i.e. from order.php in the $SESSION[] variables:
   Explaination: Setting it in Session will enable you to access the same variable from anywhere in the site until the session of the user. Means that after you store it in session you can access it in pending-order.php page.
   How to do it: In this page at the top, instead of setting the variables at top write the following:
   

   $SESSION['itemName'] = $_POST['itemName']

   then echo it using:

   echo $SESSION['itemName']

   and then in the pending-order.php you can assign a value to a variable like so:

   $itemName = $SESSION['itemName']

   and now you can store the variable in the db.

2. Put hidden fields inside the form of confirm-order.php page:
   Explaination: Create hidden input fields in confirm-order.php form and set the values that are in the variables. This way when you click the submit button you can access them in pending-order.php in the same way you are doing on confirm-order.php.
   How to do it: Simply put the variables in value attribute of the hidden input like so: