pass variables; one .php to another

[nohurry]

I have a .php that queries a record and 'mysql_fetch_array's the results to produce a variable from any particular record.

I want to pass that variable on to a second .php without readfile'ing it through the url (not that I mind passing it via the url, I just don't want the second .php to be displayed).

But I do want to open the second .php in order to pass the variable (or get it, or something!) to it prior to using its logic for other forms and such.

Somehow I have the feeling that this is a silly question, but I sure would appreciate any work-around anyone can suggest.

Thanks!!
dnorton

[nohurry]

Reading the docs:

Is fwrite something I can use??

[Anon]

Why don't you use a post form with hidden fields?
<form method="post" action="nextfile.php">
<input type="hidden" name="var1" value="<?php echo $var1 ?>">
<input type="hidden" name="var2" value="<?php echo $var2 ?>">
...
In nextfile.php, $var1 will be equal to $var1 in your original file...

a single possibility out of a billion...
Wacky

[cordex]

The variable you get from a successful mysql_fetch_array() iteration will be (surprise, surprise, surprise) an array. Arrays must be serialized fto be passed and unserialized to be read again.

$myresults_ar=mysql_fetch_array($myquery_rs);
$myresults_st=serialize($myresults_ar);

Then, in the destination program:

$myresults_st = stripslashes($myresults_st);
$myresults_ar = unserialize($myresults_st);

-Ben