Limits to Header() ?

[Anon]

While doing a redirection to another form using the header function, e.g.

Header("Location: http://www.my_website.com/PHP_Private/Test/NextForm.php3?category_type=$category_type&category_msg=$category_msg&name_msg=$name_msg&telephone . . .

I ran into an apparent limit at about 130 characters that could be passed on to the next form. So most of the variables did not get passed.

Anyone know if there is a limit to the string length the header function can accept? If so, anyway around it? Or is there a better way to pass multiple variables between forms (in PHP 3.0)?

I need this redirection to choose the next form based upon what the user enters on the first form.

[toma42]

Yea, HTTP_GET has a 255 char limit I believe. Change your code to use keys instead of strings to reduce the size of your url (I'm sure $category_msg and $name_msg get big).

[Anon]

I'm sort of new to PHP, and web development in general. What do you mean by "keys" as opposed to strings?