Variable passing

[Anon]

Hi!

Quick question that has me confused. I'm using a PHP-script to retrieve data from an LDAP-directory. This works fine when I put it in a form like:

<form action=\"ldapdetails.php\" method=post> <INPUT type=\"hidden\" name=\"details\" value=\"$cn\"><INPUT type=\"submit\" name=\"lookupdetails\" value=\"Details\"></FORM>

However it fails (i.e. no results to the same query) when I pass the information via an <a href> link like so:

<a title="contact details" href="/phpsample/ldapdetails.php?details=Smith">Smith</a>

Where details is the variable used in ldapdetails.php via $HTTP_POST_VARS[details]";

What am I missing?

-Dirk

[Anon]

Well what I was missing was the difference between $HTTP_POST_VARS[] and $HTTP_GET_VARS[]. i.e. problem solved.

-Dirk