passing vars in a link

[nozom]

when passing a variable to another page(or same page) i often use newpage.php?id=5

This then selects item 5 from the dbase(or whatever). This all works fine, however the user is left with 'newpage.php?id=5' in their address bar.

is there a way to pass the variable and retrieve the data whilst keeping the address bar at 'newpage.php'

Thanks in advance,
Hugh

[cgraz]

use a form.

If you're using a link that the user clicks, what you could do is make a form with hidden input fields. When they click the link, you use javascript to submit the form then have access to that variable on the next page.

Cgraz

[Mordecai]

Simply pass the variable through POST rather than GET. <form method="post">

[nozom]

Boy that was a quick response ;-)

Apologies though, should have made it clear i didn't want to use POST, it is a way that i have used in the past but would rather find a way to do it without(if there is one).

any more ideas???

cheers,
hugh

[sissy]

If you dont want to use $_POST var and still keep the URL without ?id=5 then use sessions that will solve your problem.