Re: How do I get information from a URL?
| From: | Hugh Bothwell | Date: | Wed, 22 Aug 2001 00:19:47 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: How do I get information from a URL? | ||
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"Jeff Howard" <jeff.howard@berry-hinckley.com> wrote in message
news:20010821230920.4621.qmail@pb1.pair.com...
> I'm trying to get information from a URL in a way similar to utilizing GET
> in ASP. I know how to get information by submitting a form and going to a
> new page, but how can I use the form to stay on the same page, yet be able
> to retrieve the information?
>
> For example:
>
> I start on http://www.mypage.com. I have a form to submit some
information,
> but want to remain on this page. The result of the query looks like:
>
> http://www.mypage.com?id=5
>
> I want to be able to extract the 5
Try $id (or $HTTP_GET_VARS["id"] if you want to be pedantic)