Form fields not saved if user leaves and comes back

is this a sessions thing?

[smiddy]

I've read all about sessions, but I don't see how it would fix this problem. My site has a long form to fill out. Sometimes the visitor may need to go to another part of the sight to look something up. If they fill in half of their form, the only way they keep their entries is to hit the back button. How can it be made to work so that the user will keep all the fields as entered, even though the submit button hasn't been clicked?

[smiddy]

...bump...

[dreamcatcher]

I doubt this is possible in PHP if you are not processing form data. Something needs to get sent to the server for PHP to process it. Maybe its possible using Javascript?

How about having a pop up option next to each form field, so that the user can click the link for the info they need. This will prevent them from leaving the form page.

dc

[jatar_k]

why not offer them a save a draft? Then they can go wherever and then come back and reload it