Parsing a variable value from one php file to another

GaryAC

Hi,

I have one php file that has a session variable "$basket". I want to pass this information in this variable to another php page, so it can obtain whats inside this variable and do what it wants with it.

I am currently using the code below to take values out of another PHP page:

$referer = explode('?', $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_REFERER']);

function printError($errorMesg) {
printf("<br /> %s <br />\n", $errorMesg);
}
?>

<?php
$Name = $HTTP_POST_VARS['Name'];
$Add_1 = $HTTP_POST_VARS['Add_1'];
$Add_2 = $HTTP_POST_VARS['Add_2'];
$Add_3 = $HTTP_POST_VARS['Add_3'];
$P_code = $HTTP_POST_VARS['P_code'];
$Email = $HTTP_POST_VARS['Email'];

Which works as its obtaining values from a text box in another page. But I just want to pass a variable and its values across, but if i use:
e.g.

$Email = $HTTP_POST_VARS[$Email];

But It doesn't work!!
Can anyone help me with parsing a variable across from one php page to another?????? Please.

Thanks

Reg

Gary

bastien

use [man]sessions[/man]

GaryAC

I have a session created in a variable called $basketContetns:

//**Intializing Session***//
error_reporting(1); // suppress warning messages
session_start(); // Initialise session
session_register("basketContents"); // Register our variables

If I want to view the contents of this variable on another page, i.e. the page it was not initialised in, how can I do this?

I have tried using session_id(), but when I reference it on another page, it is empty???

Thanks for any help,

bastien

Newer versions of PHP prefer to use $_SESSION['varname']; to hold the session variable.

session_start(); must appear on each page that uses the session variable

and to refer to the var

$_SESSION['varname'];

$_SESSION['basket']=$basket; to set the session variable

GaryAC

Thanks for that. Just to check I got the understanding right. Sorry I am new to PHP.

To start the session on the first page:

//**Intializing Session***//
error_reporting(1); // suppress warning messages
session_start(); // Initialise session
$_SESSION['basketContents'// Register our variables

Then on the second page to retreive the contents of the session variable:

session_start();
$_SESSION[basketContents]=$basket;

Is that correct, I feel I am missing something?

Thanks for your help

GaryAC

Oh, got it now. Thanks for your help much appreciated!!

Reg

Gary