Refreshing form -> uploading data - php

Question

I have a problem with my PHP form. Whenever I refresh the page, the old data automatically inserted to my database. My codes are:
<?php
if(isset($_GET['send'])){
isset($_GET['name'])?$name = $_GET['name']:"";
isset($_GET['score'])?$score = $_GET['score']:0;
$con = mysql_connect('localhost','root','') or die(mysql_error());
mysql_select-db('student',$con) or die(mysql_error());
$qry = mysql_query('INSERT INTO student(name, score) VALUES('$name', $score)') or die(mysql_error());
$display = mysql_query('SELECT * FROM student',$con) or die(mysql_error());
echo '<table border=1>';
while($rows = mysql_fetch_array($display)){
echo '<tr>';
echo "<td>$rows['id']</td>";
echo "<td>$rows['name']</td>";
echo "<td>$rows['score']</td>";
echo '</tr>';
}
echo '</table>';
}
?>
please help me solve this problem.

Answer 1

A common way to prevent duplicate form submission is to make use of the Post/Redirect/Get Pattern.
You would need to change your forms method to Post then. After successful form submission you redirect to the form again but making the redirect a get request. The form will be reset then (empty values).
Edit:
Now as I see it, your script can actually do something similar: After insertion into the mysql Database you can redirect it to itself removing the get parameters:
<?php
if(isset($_GET['send'])){
isset($_GET['name'])?$name = $_GET['name']:"";
isset($_GET['score'])?$score = $_GET['score']:0;
$con = mysql_connect('localhost','root','') or die(mysql_error());
mysql_select-db('student',$con) or die(mysql_error());
$qry = mysql_query('INSERT INTO student(name, score) VALUES('$name', $score)') or die(mysql_error());
header('Location: myscriptsurl.php');
exit;
}
$display = mysql_query('SELECT * FROM student',$con) or die(mysql_error());
echo '<table border=1>';
while($rows = mysql_fetch_array($display)){
echo '<tr>';
echo "<td>$rows['id']</td>";
echo "<td>$rows['name']</td>";
echo "<td>$rows['score']</td>";
echo '</tr>';
}
echo '</table>';
?>

Answer 2

So you have a problem.
And since you cannot avoid a refresh of the screen...
If you are doing a form post, you might consider sending a location
header AFTER you inserted the record:
<form action="process.php" method="POST">
<input type="text" name="number">
<input type="sumbit">
</form>
then from process.php:
// do you usual inserts in the database based on the post
header("Location: http://www.example.com/thanks.php");
// do not forget the exit, since your script will run on without it.
exit;
In that way your script will process the posting, and then redirects the
browser to thanks.php.
A reload of thanks.php will not result in a fresh db insert.

Answer 3

U have used GET method so every time page refresh it will fetch the value from URL.
Try using POST method...It will solve your Problem and don't forget to Put Condition for POST
if(isset($_POST))
{
/* Your Insert Code */
}