[thelist] setting sessions inserts invalid code - pourquoi?

[Dunstan Orchard]

Here's an interesting thing I've not seen before.

I am using a session variable on one of my pages to keep track of the refering
url.

This means that when someone submits a form on that page, and it reloads,
their initial refer is still in place and so the "< < Go back" link works.

All is good.

However, when I come to validate my page I find that the bloomin session thing
has inserted hidden form fields into all my forms and invalidates the page.

For example, the hidden input below named "PHPSESSID" has been added in by the
server (I guess that's what does it):


44: <div>
45: <form action="search.php" method="get" id="searchform"><input
type="hidden" name="PHPSESSID" value="578900f8512e982c933554c0ad8ec048" />
46: <div style="text-align: right;">
47: <input accesskey="s" type="text" size="40" id="searchterms"
name="searchterms" /> <input type="submit" value="search links" />
48: </div>
49: </form>
50: </div>


And as there's not way to enclose that in a block level element my pages don't
validate.

What's up with that? Any solutions or comments out there?

Thanks - dunstan

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