Before I travel down the path of using session variables, is it possible to store a variable as a session param from one page and access it again from a different page? I'm assuming I would have to forward the session ID to the target URL with GET or POST. I was passing a simple hidden form value for a customer name using GET and a CGI Redirect. Then I parsed the QUERY_STRING to get the customer name and stored it to a variable. However, when I reload the page, that variable changes because the QUERY_STRING changes. So I'm looking to store the customer name to a session table in MySQL and reference it from the second page. So again, do I just pass the session ID via GET or POST and store it as a variable on the target page?

Regards,
Scott

First page passes the customer name to the second page:
$redirURL = "http://localhost/cgi-bin/add_building_names.cgi?customer=
+$post_new_customer";
print $q->redirect(-URL => $redirURL);

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The second page picks up this variable and stores it:
my @values = split(/=/,$ENV{QUERY_STRING});
my $customer_get = $values[1];

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I then had to use hidden fields and POST to allow this name to persist across reloads. I think storing it as a session variable and/or local cookie would be better. I'm just trying to understand how to reference that variable from the second page.

In reply to Understanding the Use of Session Variables by spickles

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