process same data in 2 php files

Well, wouldn't it be easiest to just validate data once, build two mails, and send them? in one file that is.

-r-

Roonaan
   no man its the main problem:(

if it has to be 2 files that process the same data and each mails the data (or processed results) somewhere, then i would go about it as follows:

1st file receives the submitted data, processes it, emails whatever you want to you, then sends the submitted data to the 2nd file using cURL.
the 2nd file captures & processes the data that the 1st file sent, emails whatever you want to the submitter, then displays something on the screen like 'check your email spanky' or whatever you feel like...

the html file:
<input type=text name=info />

the 1st file:
//get the submitted info
$submitted = $_POST['info']; //obviously needs some validation

//mail it to you
mail("you@you.com", "subject", "sombody submitted this: ".$submitted); //each field should be a variable that was previously processed

//send it to the 2nd file
$url = "http://www.you.com/file2.php";
$vars = "usersinfo=".$submitted; //you can add more by inserting &'s: userinfo=a&yourinfo=b&myinfo=c
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($ch,  CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1);
curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $vars);
$returned = curl_exec ($ch);
curl_close ($ch);
echo $returned;

the 2nd file:
//capture the data
$infoFromFile1 = $_POST['usersinfo'];

\\mail it to user
mail("user@user.com", "subject", "message from you.com"); //as variables again

\\let the user know all is good
echo "check your email spanky";


you would probably like to do a little more processing than i've shown here and you have to make sure that cURL is installed and that you have the right mail handler... but thats the essence of my plan.

alternatively, after the 1st processing you could save the data and then call your other php file thru a simple call, eg with a JavaScript redirect.
To pass on the data, you may consider 2 solutions:
- if you are using $_SESSION, you could put the data in there and find them in $_SESSION on the next page (don't forget the session_start() at he beginning of both pages!)
- create in the 1st page a form with hidden fields which will contain your date. you'll the be able to retrieve them in page 2 int $_POST (beware that in that solution you might find some troubles depending on gpc_quotes)

Grins
      what i do if curl is not installed.

fibo   can u explain a little more plz:)

curl is free and you might be able to convince your host to install it
http://curl.haxx.se/

if your host wont install curl, you can try using sockets
http://us2.php.net/manual/en/ref.sockets.php

easy socket tutorials:
http://codewalkers.com/tutorials.php?show=76
http://www.zend.com/zend/spotlight/mimocsumissions.php