使用php self时选项卡问题

Question

i have problem with jquery ui tabs. When I pass my form data within tab 2 or any tab k to $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"] i got redirected to tab 1.

I tried:

if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {     
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echo '<script>$( "#tabs" ).tabs( "option", "active", 2 );</script>';
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}

but it doesnt work.

I tried some other solutions but they dont work either.

I bet it is some trivial thing but cant figure it out.

I would appreciate if someone could help.

Cheers, S