how do you pass a variable via the url

[Anon]

Hi all,

I'm trying to pass a variable via a url to another page, like this: <a href="process_edit_barrister.php?bar_id=$bar_id" onclick="ck()"> ,
but when i link to the other page none of the relivent info is being shown.

I'm thinking its because i'm not calling the $bar_id properly on process_edit_barrister.

thanks again,

dunskii

[Anon]

if it shows up in the address bar as: process_edit_barrister.php?bar_id=

then $bar_id simpley does not have a value associated to it on the page where the link is. you are passing variables through a url just fine.

[Anon]

its showing up as process_edit_barrister.php?bar_id=$bar_id

it should say: process_edit_barrister.php?bar_id=2

if i understand correctly, then on the procees_...php i would have

$barid = "$bar_id"

[Anon]

Don't forget, if it's PHP it needs <??> around it, otherwise th PHP parser will never see it!

process_edit_barrister.php?bar_id=<?php echo urlencode($bar_id)?>

Of course, if $bar_id is always numeric you can get away with just

process_edit_barrister.php?bar_id=<?php echo $bar_id?>

[majik-sheff]

You forgot to end the lines with semicolons 🙂

process_edit_barrister.php?bar_id=<?php echo urlencode($bar_id); ?>

process_edit_barrister.php?bar_id=<?php echo $bar_id; ?>

[Anon]

Don't need 'em. PHP treats the ?> as an implicit semicolon anyway.