passing variables to another php page

[arnooob]

hi there......

i want to know how can pass variable to another page.......what i want exactly to do is to show the user name which has logged in in the next page.......what is the best way to do it?MANY THANX IN ADVANCE

[Merve]

echo $_POST['name_of_variable'];

[jordy]

There are a few ways..

http://example.com/mypage?var1=foo&var2=bar

<?
echo $GET[var1] . $GET[var2]
// results in: foobar
?>

The second method is by using sessions

<?
// page1
session_start();
$HTTP_SESSION_VARS['var1'] = 'foo'
?>

<?
// page 2
session_start();
print_r($HTTP_SESSION_VARS);
?>