passing an array through <a href> using serialize within a loop

[m_russ]

Hi,
can anyone explain to me how I can pass the contents of the array $qty_value[$x] through the <a href> tag. I know that it needs to be serialised but I cannot work out how to do it.One of the problems is that the serialize must be performed within the existing loop. I would be very greatful for any explanation.
Thanks in advance.

$qty=count($product);
for($x=0;$x<$qty;$x++)
{
?>
<tr>
<td>
<?PHP print $product[$x];?>
</td>
<td>
£<?php print $price[$x];?>
<td>
<input type=text name=quantity[] value="<?php print $qty_value[$x];?>" size=4>
</td>
<td>
£<?php print $qty_value[$x] * $price[$x];?>
<td>
<?php

			print"<td ><a href=\"$PHP_SELF?boxaction=delete&prod_del=$product[$x]\">
			<b>Delete</a>";

?>
</td>

	</tr>

<?php
}
?>

[matto]

serializing:
$pass_var = serialize($thearray);

here is the link:
<a href="script.php?pass_var=<?=$pass_var ?>">

the receiving script (script.php) unserializes it:

$thearray = unserialize($pass_var);

note that when using get (as here) instead of post for passing data to a script, the length of the get string is usually limited (length can differ on various systems) ...

[matto]

ehm, and in addition to that, serializing is necessary only if the variable passed is structured, e.g. an array, an object.

otherwise it won't fail but it's not necessary.