Title: Question: PHP Variables Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Question: PHP Variables * [Armin100](https://wordpress.org/support/users/armin100/) * (@armin100) * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-php-variables-1/) * This is a newbie question. But I’ve done some research trying to find a solution towards my problem but couldn’t. How do you store variables that are not changeable. I created a custom form on wordpress that posts a template like if they type in their name on the form, it will appear on the post as Name: yourname. But the problem here is, each time a person uses that form, it overwrites the variable for the previous post. So if the previous post contained Name: John. It would be changed to the new entry Name: Alex. Thats the problem. I don’t want the previous name for the previous post changed each time the new post is made from the form. How do I do resolve this? Do I store a cookie or create a cache? Any suggestions or codes that I could use. * Thanks, I’ve been stuck on this and I know what your saying “What a newbie.” Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * [Mark / t31os](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t31os_/) * (@t31os_) * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-php-variables-1/#post-1587010) * That’s what a variable is for “Variable” data, hence the name.. 😉 * Without seeing any code or getting some broader context of what it is you’re doing it’s quite hard to make a decent suggestion. * If you have some text that should remain static, then couldn’t you simply remove the element from the form that allows the user to set it? Or switch the element to hidden and set the value. * Thread Starter [Armin100](https://wordpress.org/support/users/armin100/) * (@armin100) * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-php-variables-1/#post-1587119) * What I am trying to actually do is really confusing to even explain so Ill give this example. * Say you have a form that submits a variable into a post. The variable is called counter and it increases by one every day. You create another post, and say the counter displays the number 2 for the second day, you submit it. Then you go and check the previous post which should display the number 1 for counter but displays 2 instead. Then you go and create another post for the third day so counter would be 3, then you go to previous two posts and you see that the counter have been changed to 3 as well instead of the 1 and 2. * That is the problem. When i submit the form to make the post, the form submits counter instead of its value. * [Mark / t31os](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t31os_/) * (@t31os_) * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-php-variables-1/#post-1587124) * Sorry i’m still not following you. * Please provide the code you’re using so i can see how you’re doing whatever it is you’re doing. * **NOTE:** Code over 10 – 15 lines should be provided by way of a [pastebin please](http://wordpress.pastebin.com/). * Thread Starter [Armin100](https://wordpress.org/support/users/armin100/) * (@armin100) * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-php-variables-1/#post-1587133) * The code is incomplete due to several problems. The main objective I’m trying to do is make a custom form that combines WP-Polls with QuickPress widget. Instead of two forms doing two different objectivesI am trying to make one objective. A single form that creates the poll and submits into the post. * I’ve tried several options but I always encounter a problem. If you can direct me to the correct path it would be helpful because I keep having to start from scratch. * [Mark / t31os](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t31os_/) * (@t31os_) * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-php-variables-1/#post-1587145) * Without seeing any code it’s anyones guess. * So i take it my suggestions and code in the previous thread didn’t suit you? [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/400619](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/400619) * Thread Starter [Armin100](https://wordpress.org/support/users/armin100/) * (@armin100) * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-php-variables-1/#post-1587157) * I used your code for a while and it was great but its a pain to create the poll then go to “Manage Polls” to obtain the “Poll ID” and then embed it in the quickpress widget. Why not have it all in one. One form that does makes the poll, embeds it into the post with one submit. * I have posted both the forms that I used and if you could remember my previous problem, due to 2 different action forms, I would have to have 2 separate forms with 2 different submit buttons. * Code: [http://wordpress.pastebin.com/rqvxAatz](http://wordpress.pastebin.com/rqvxAatz) * I tried setting up a hidden field, Where it says Poll ID, this takes the latest poll id and submits it with the post (notice it is incomplete due to problems i had). Another problem with that hidden poll field is that if another person is creating a poll at the same time, it might get the wrong poll id so I tried setting up a cookie or session and that attempt was unsuccessful as well. * I also tried a variety range of other ways to do this but I remain unsuccessful. * If you can direct me to the right path or anything that will help me towards my objective. That would be really appreciated. Thank you. * [Mark / t31os](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t31os_/) * (@t31os_) * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-php-variables-1/#post-1587165) * So i assume from looking at the code that this code is run in two page templates, each attached to a different page. * So you have front facing pages(not in the admin) running the poll code, is that right? * Just want to get an idea of how to use the code, then i’ll test it on my install so i can better understand the problem you’ve described. * Thread Starter [Armin100](https://wordpress.org/support/users/armin100/) * (@armin100) * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-php-variables-1/#post-1587169) * Basically i got the poll code right from the Make Poll option in admin cp wp polls. I took the form and put it into a page template and it works. I also took the quickpress widget code for the posting form and put it on a page template and that worked as well. Then i tried combining them into 1 form rather than 2 which wasn’t possible due to the different form actions. * Also the poll id field you see, I did retrieve the latest poll id and put it into the hidden form which would embed into the post content. But that technique isn’t effective if 2 persons are creating a poll at the same time since it would retrieve the most recent poll id. I need to set a session or cookie which i tried and was unsuccessful at that too. Im just stating my trial and error. * [Mark / t31os](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t31os_/) * (@t31os_) * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-php-variables-1/#post-1587171) * A page template is not really a suitable place for the poll code, nor does the code you’re using contain any capability checks to ensure the user utilising the page actually has the correct permissions to do so (just sat down and started to look through the code, tested the templates to, the second form doesn’t seem to do anything from what i could observe). * > I took the form and put it into a page template and it works * It may work, but it’s not safe, you’re giving any user the ability to enter poll data into the database, which opens up all kinds of possible avenues of exploitation across your site. * This is a project you ideally need a professional developer’s help with. * Also two users shouldn’t be able to create a poll with the same ID, the database should create these uniquely at the time of insertion into the database, if you’re finding polls are duplicating IDs, then the code that needs refinement is that which deals with placing new polls into the database. * Again, i must stress, this really is not a safe way to use polls on your site. If you can’t afford to be hiring someone to assist you or write the necessary modifications for you, the best thing you can do (in my personal opinion) is find a better suited plugin or script. * Sorry if that’s not the answer you were looking for, but i’d feel even worse advising you how to extend insecure code, which is unfortunately something i’m not prepared to do. * Still happy to discuss this with you though, so the thread doesn’t need to end here… 🙂 * Thread Starter [Armin100](https://wordpress.org/support/users/armin100/) * (@armin100) * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-php-variables-1/#post-1587174) * Alright, thank you for your help. Its better not to proceed due to possible exploits. 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