Re: Passing variables to a PHP script on clicking a hyperlink
| From: | mike | Date: | Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:09:28 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Passing variables to a PHP script on clicking a hyperlink | ||
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On 8/23/07, Suamya Srivastava <suamya.srivastava@connexios.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> How can I pass variables on clicking a hyperlink to a PHP script? I have 5
> hyperlinks, all pointing to the same PHP script. However, on clicking each
> hyperlink a different value of the variable needs to be passed to the PHP
> script.
> i.e. I have 5 databases from which I want to obtain information, however
> the information should be displayed only when the user clicks on the
> hyperlink for that database. How can I pass the database name to the PHP
> script? How would the script know which database to get information from?
>
> I am new to PHP so any help would be greatly appreciated. I hope my
> question is clear.
use GET
foo.php?param=value
or you could use POST by using some client-side javascript to do a
form submit with key/value pairs.
this is a *very* simple operation... all web-enabled languages
understand HTTP POST/GET/etc. - those are the main ways of exchanging
data between client/server.