Re: PHP URL query

On 5/10/06, IraqiGeek <geek@iraqigeek.com> wrote:

Hi all, I'm somewhat new to php, though I have played a bit with the language. I'm currently learning the language, and I'm having a problem passing variables through "URL query". Here is what I have: A simple HTML file that contains: <A HREF="test.php?var=test"> Hi, this is a test! </A> and a php file that contains: <?php echo( "Welcome to our Web site, $var!" ); ?> However, when I click on the link on the HTML file, I dont get the value of $var passed to the php script. I have also tried passing multiple variables separated by &, and none of those gets passed to the php script. The files are hosted on a local Debian etch server running apache 2.0.54 and php 4.3.10. Is there something I need to check/change in the config files of apache or php? Regards, IraqiGeek www.iraqigeek.com Boat: A hole in the water surrounded by wood into which one pours money. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

Try $_GET['var']. echo( "Welcome to our Web site, {$_GET['var']}!" ); Two things you should note: - using $var would be using register_globals which is depricated. (http://us2.php.net/register_globals) - echoing out get variables can lead to a XSS attack. (read http://ha.ckers.org/xss.html) As many like to point out, please read http://phpsec.org/ for some security articles since most tutorials always strip any security related code for simplicity.