Passing Variables via URL does not work

[Daveyz83]

Hi
I am creating a list of User IDs, and each ID i wish to have a hyper link like this
<a Href="testing.php?userid=ABC>ABC</a></br>
<a Href="testing.php?userid=EFG>EFG</a>

It does not work.

When I say it does not work, it means when i attempted to go to the URL testing.php and the testinng php contains the following line

<? echo $userid; ?>

It says that the variable is not defined.

And also I wish to use the ?SID behind the hyper Link so that the session would be carried over. Can anyone help me?

Its urgent. Thank you

[hand]

<? echo $_GET[userid]; ?>

[JoelyUK]

Since when did Davey's method not work, and only hand's? 😕

[hand]

Since register_globals for security reasons is set to off. I think since PHP 4.1.0.

If you set
register_globals = ON
(php.ini) then also Daveyz' version will work

[JoelyUK]

Ahh, cheers for explaining hand 🙂