PHP - alternative to html hidden input

Question

I need to resend a value from a previous html form in another form so that it can be used as part of a prepared SQL statement.

However, I do not really want to use html hidden input due to potential security problems.

Anyone know of another method?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Temporarily save the values in a session.

Hidden HTML inputs shouldn't cause any security problems though, as long as you properly validate them (again) before putting them in the database.

Answer 2

You can save it in the session, then the user would never see the value.