Re: Need to check whether a param exists!

From: Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2003 17:04:05 +0000
Subject: Re: Need to check whether a param exists!
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--- Brian Dunning <brian@briandunning.com> wrote: > All I'm trying to do is check for the presence of a > query string, but everything I try gives me an > Undefined Index error. ... > http://www.mysite.com/index.php?page=hello > > <?php > if (is_object($_REQUEST['page'])) > $pagename = $_REQUEST['page']; > else > $pagename = "home"; > ?> You want isset($_GET['page']). However, this is not the query string; it is a single variable within the query string. If you want to access the raw query string, use $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']. Chris

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