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How to keep form data on session restore

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In Firefox 3.x when I session was restored it also restored form data, I'd guess using cookies??? Not sure.

For example if I create php page with a form and text field. And let's say this php page on submit fills some form fields. After session restore it would show me that data. It was really cool feature. I had several open tabs for the same search form and when I restored session they basically kept "search phrase".

In Firefox 10 I get restored those 5 tabs with this blank search page and have to remember and retype my search words.

In Firefox 3.x when I session was restored it also restored form data, I'd guess using cookies??? Not sure. For example if I create php page with a form and text field. And let's say this php page on submit fills some form fields. After session restore it would show me that data. It was really cool feature. I had several open tabs for the same search form and when I restored session they basically kept "search phrase". In Firefox 10 I get restored those 5 tabs with this blank search page and have to remember and retype my search words.

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Are you using Clear Recent History to clear any data (cache) when you close Firefox?

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I'm using "Remember History" - it has no additional options

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To see all the History and Cookie settings, select:

  • Tools > Options > Privacy > History: Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history"
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if I select "Custom" then "Clear Recent History" is not selected

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Does it work with a simple page like the about:home page?

Did you check for problems with session restore?

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about:home is different. When you submit form there - reply data comes encoded in URL - GET parameters.

I'm having issue when reply data comes in POST