Zend Framework: Chaining forms: how can I "unset $this->getRequest->isPost()"?

Question

This is a pretty basic thing but I can't figure out how to solve this "properly" with Zend Framework:

Scenario:

1. Page displays form 1,
2. Page display form 2

This is a pretty basic thing but I can't figure out how to solve this "properly" with Zend Framework:

Scenario:

1. Page displays form 1,
2. Page displays form 2

class FooController extends Zend_Controller_Action {  
    ...  
    public function form1Action(){  
        if ($this->getRequest()->isPost()) {  
           // save data from form1 in database  
           $this->_forward('form2');  
        }  
        // display form1  
    }  
    public function form2Action(){  
        if ($this->getRequest()->isPost()) {  
           // save data from form2 in database  
           $this->_forward('somewherelese');  
        }  
        // display form2  
    }  
}  

When the user posts form1, first the if-condition in form1Action is executed (which is what I want), but also the if-condition in form2Action.

What would be toe proper way to "unset $this->getRequest()->isPost()"?

Note: the forms are build "by hand" (not using Zend Form)

Answer 1

You have three options:

1. Use _redirect instead of _forward. Forward redirects under the same request. Redirect will create a new request.'
2. Set a param in your _forward call, which you can check for in your second form: Such as 'form' => 2. More information.
3. Use the built in multipage forms that are included in Zend_Form out of the box.

Answer 2

You could always set a class variable in action one and if it is true, don't run the code in action two.

Something like:

class FooController extends Zend_Controller_Action {  
private $_fromAction1 = false;
    ...  
    public function form1Action(){  
        if ($this->getRequest()->isPost()) {  
           // save data from form1 in database  
$this->_fromAction1 = true;
           $this->_forward('form2');  
        }  
        // display form1  
    }  
    public function form2Action(){  
        if ($this->getRequest()->isPost() && !$this->_formAction1) {  
           // save data from form2 in database  
           $this->_forward('somewherelese');  
        }  
        // display form2  
    }  
}