Re: passing a variable between URL's

> somerandomsite.org/pageA.php has a link to somerandomsite.org/pageB.php > > when a user clicks on the link in pageA.php, I want to set a variable > and pass it to pageB.php. > > I have seached the docs and the only two solutions I can come up with > are the use HTTP GETS or cookies. Any other solutions? Is any one > solution better than the others? As for actually clicking on a link and setting a variable (only when that link is clicked), then you need to use the GET method of attaching the variable onto the end of the URL. You can _set_ variables in a cookie or session on PageA that'll be available on PageB, though, but you don't know the method that the user actually used to get to PageB. > Also, my assumption is that PHP handles regular expressions. Any > documentation on that? So far the PHP docs have yeilded few clues in > the subject. There are two chapters in the manual, each called, umm.. REGULAR EXPRESSION FUNCTIONS. :) Might be a good place to start. They explain the basics, then any tutorial on regular expressions will help you understand them more. Take the time to learn the Perl-compatible regex, they are faster. ---John Holmes...