Re: reading a URL...

Just use $id in your code. That should do the job. Variables that are passed using GET or POST you can just use in your code. Ofcourse you have to add the $-sign. So if you use the URI: http://www.arandomsite.com/news_story.php?id=123 You can just use: "SELECT xxx FROM yyy WHERE id=$id" RenzE. On Mon, Mar 26, 2001 at 02:26:27PM +0000, Tristan.Pretty@risk.sungard.com wrote: > > > 'ello, > > Is it Possible, in PHP to read a URL? > > What I am trying to do is this... > I have many news stories in a database, and a single static news page, that > calls the story, and the corresponding headline. > I have looked about on-line, and seen a common URL,... > > http://www.arandomsite.com/news_story.php?id=123 > > I have adopted this method, and it only displays the top most story in my > database, no matter what news ID I use. > > Can I get the ID number from the URL?, and then pass that to the SQL statement? > > I cannot find a tutorial or similar on-line anywhere. > > Hope you can help, > Tris... > > P.S, after getting this all set up, my boss asked me to turn everything into > .jsp pages. > SO, I am off to buy a "JSP in 20 seconds" Type books, any ideas? > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > > > ********************************************************************** > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net -- Mvg, Renze Munnik Manager Business Development DataLink BV E-mail : renze@datalink.nl Telefoon: 023-532.61.62 Fax : 023-532.21.44 Mobiel : 06-218.111.43