input from the browser

[balaji11]

I am running a PHP script from the browser. I need to give the parameters like ID etc for a query from the browser. My script will use this arguments and construct a query. Then it connects to the database.
I know how to connect to the database and get the results. But, I don't know how to pass the arguments from the browser to my script. Is there any example in this site that I can look at it?
Thanks,
balaji.

[Kudose]

Here is a brief example, you should get the idea
First your form (form.html)
<form action="script.php" method="POST">
<input type="text" name="email" maxlength="24">
<input type="submit" value="Submit!">
</form>

Then your php (script.php)

<?
//connect to DB
mysql_query("INSERT INTO table (email) VALUES ('$email')") or die(mysql_error());

$email = mysql_query("SELECT email FROM table WHERE email='$email'") or die(mysql_error());

echo $email;
?>

[tekky]

Not quite right anymore... unless you have access to the php configs to enable some default options that are disabled by default....

....

Then your php (script.php)

<?
//connect to DB
//if register_globals is OFF (default in all the newer PHP releases) you must use one of the following methods
$email = $_POST['email'];
//or extract($_POST); -- not the recommended solution for security reasons...
//if you have access to and have enabled register_globals.... then the following method in the previous post will work fine....
mysql_query("INSERT INTO table (email) VALUES ('$email')") or die(mysql_error());

$email = mysql_query("SELECT email FROM table WHERE email='$email'") or die(mysql_error());

echo $email;
?>