hidden from fields

[keithc]

Having a hard time understanding <input type"hidden> within a form. Can someone clear this up for me once and for all with an example or 2 on when it would be useful to use it?

[fatnic]

Hidden fields are best used when you want to pass data to another page but dont want it to be seen by the user. So you could have

<input type="hidden" name="date" value="29-10-2006">

Than on the next page you could grab the data

$date = $_POST['date'];

Or some thing similar. Hope this clears it up. Just remember this isn't secure. Anyone can see it just by viewing the page source.