footer.php,auto refresh of page

Help.
1)Does any one have an idea how to stick the footer to the bottom of the page exept using forms to divide the page?

2)The project refers to use only 4 pages, can we use more? If one builds the logic of student_course on one page you have to refresh or submit twice to retrieve the data.
Is there a preferred way to handle this( two options googled )-header remove all caching, refresh every few seconds, make the back button not function properly.
Any ideas will help, thanks

1. you just include the footer file in the bottom of each page - it is not seperate as in a frame - it is just the bottom part of every page...
2. 4 is the minimum - you can add as manyas you want, but more pages do not mean more marks.

I explain for the benefit of all. You should not have to refresh or submit twice. On one page you have an if and an else, dividing the page into "two pages" - or more. Here below I have 3 "pages" in one

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if($update==';yes';)){
// update student details 
mysql_query
// echo the update
 echo "$sno updated: $init $sname $ course etc"; 
//and provide a link to go back to the student listing 
<a href=';same_page.php';)Update another</a> //or Go back
 
}
elseif(delete==';yes';) {
//delete the student
mysql_query
// echo the delete  
echo "$sno deleted: $init $sname $ course etc";  
//and provide a link to go back to the student listing 
<a href=';same_page.php';)Delete another</a> // or Go back
}
else
{
//show list of students
mysql_query
//and in the db loop options to delete or update a student
echo "$sno $init $sname <a href=';same_page.php?delete=yes&sno=$sno>Delete<a> <a href=';same_page.php?update=yes&sno=$sno>Update<a>";
}

So on first open of the page the list of students is shown. Then you delete a student, and the same page is called. The choice now is yours - you can provide links to go back to the listings of students as here above - alternatively you can echo the list of students within the delete/update brackets. If you do that, it is best to use a function

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if($update==';yes';)){
// update student details 
mysql_query
//echo the update
echo "$sno updated: $init $sname $ course etc"; 
//list students
function list_students();
 
}
elseif(delete==';yes';) {
//delete the student
mysql_query
// echo the delete  
echo "$sno deleted: $init $sname $ course etc";  
//list students
function list_students();
}
else
{
// list students
function list_students();
// the function containing, within the db loop <a href=';same_page.php?delete=yes&sno=$sno>Delete<a> <a href=';same_page.php?update=yes&sno=$sno>Update<a> as here above
}

Apologies ment frames in the first mail. On the footer the basics I understand but my script creates a html table is with a while loop it seems the footer. is first compiled and then builds the table.showing the footer info above the table.
There is no ifs or logic between the lines. Can you confirm that it is not suppose to do it or can it be because of php sent and then only html.

2 Thanks Mac I believe less pages can earn more marks.
Enjoy

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<?php
 
echo "<table>"; //start table outside loop
mysql_query....
$nummail = mysql_numrows($mail);
$i = 0;
while ($i<$nummail) {
$nextmail = mysql_result($mail,$i,';email';); //of course there are other ways to get the row - you use what you want.
echo "<tr><td>$nextmail</td></tr>";  // echo the results into a complete table row
$i++;
}
 
?>
<tr><td><?php include ("footer.php"); ?> </td></tr>   //add another row outside loop and include footer
 
</table>  //end table outside loop

Thanks will never have thought of it.

Problems solved.
The footer issue- did not have a closing table tag.
Refresh- my browser was set to not refresh on a change under,Tools,internet optiions,settings.