[Resolved] # and query in URL

bladx

I was curious as to if it is possible to have an URL query like this:

http://localhost/mi/?events_id=5#eventitem5

is that possible? i use $_GET["xx"] to get some information for use in my PHP script, and then i want to use #eventitem5 to go to a specific part of the html/php a user is viewing

when i use them separately, it works okay, but nt when i use them together. but i would figure there would be a way to do this.. i tried searching the forums at least

thanks for any help, or suggestions

AndrewWest

You would have to use & after the first ?...

?something&somethingelse..

I don't really know if the # is a legit character to use it.. but if so that's the way to use it in that situation

bladx

well, i know how to do that,
i'm trying to use the # which is from html or xhtml, like, to jump to a <a href name=... > tag, which is already created.

but, it seems as though i can't do both a ? with a query, and then use # also, in the same link

TheDefender

Can't use the # symbol, but you could use some sort of other delimiter such as a period or comma...

http://localhost/mi/?events_id=5.eventitem5
or
http://localhost/mi/?events_id=5,eventitem5

Let's use the comma example, and then use something like explode:

$ev_id = explode(",", $_GET['events_id']);
$new_events_id = "#".$ev_id[1];
echo "<a href=\"index.php".$new_events_id."\">Event</a>";

bladx

thanks for the reply,

well, maybe i should try doing the whole thing another way.. what i have, is a list of events (that are from an event calendar.)

when a user clicks on an event heading in the list of events, i want to show more information for that event (basically, "expand" the box and show the additional information just for that event).

when a user clicks on an event like that, i want to jump to that event on the html page, so that the end user can see the even they clicked on.

so, i have both parts of those working, just separately, and, there is probably a better way to do this.

TheDefender

Yeah, instead of an HTML page that lists all of the events, use a templated system to show the event details based on the event ID, or some unique ID fuield in the table.

bladx

ah, i see what you mean,
but, i need this for the main/index page which also grabs some recent stories on it.

maybe there isn't a way i can do both of these at the same time (jumping to the clicked entry, on the main/index page)

TheDefender

What I gave you should work just fine... If it doesn't, then you need to tell me why it doesn't work. (Again, assuming you can delimit it with something other than the # symbol...)

bladx

the reason it doesn't do what i need, is because it makes a link to the # after you click on an event heading to see more. that means, it takes 2 steps total to see the item, i need it to do that in one step.

bladx

hold on, i just found out about: http://us4.php.net/function.parse-url

i can probably use this to parse out the stuff, including the #

thanks for the help thedefender too