Remember variables

[baagio]

Hello,

for my homework from school I must determine how to remember php variables,
because we want to write script in php, which request input values from user. Then, with these values provide calculation and for user control (excercise mode) request input values again. These steps may repeat more times. However, classmate told me that in php language scripts request on their start input and then runs to the end, while in javascript i may have more inputs in my code and I always will be promted to enter input.
So in php I must remember variables between steps. It is true?

Can anybody help me with this? I am absolutly newbie in php and need to only present the solution in my classmate group.

Many thanks.

[egami]

Do a bit of research on sessions.

www.php.net/sessions

[Barrikor]

Before any output, (Html code, echo(), print() ), call session_start().

Then you can do something like this:

1st page:

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<?php
    session_start();
    
    $food = 'pizza';
    
    $_SESSION['food'] = $food;
?>


2nd page:

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<?php
    session_start();
    
    $food = $_SESSION['food'];

    echo $food; // will print out 'pizza'
?>