way to pass variables to scripts

zgy

hi, i use php4.3.4 with "register globals - off". i know how to pass a variable by using a form with fields and a submit button,etc. but is there a way to do this using a simple link? i tried with adding manually this .....mylink?name=value&name=value...., but no good!
thanks,men!

devinemke

<a href="file.php?var1=one&var2=two&var3=three"

then in file.php:

echo $_GET['var1'];  // outputs "one"
echo $_GET['var2'];  // outputs "two"
echo $_GET['var3'];  // outputs "three"

LallyBLue22

can I do the same with var $_POST?
tnx

rehfeld

you cant send data via post by using links

but you can use php to post data to another site/webpage

look at fsockopen()

LallyBLue22

do you mean something like:

<a href="fsockopen(path/to/host/page.php)">link</a>

My problem is that I need to show some records of a table and give the users the chance to edit and/or delete each record... so I thought of a table and at the end of each line I want the "edit"/"delete" links to submit the specific queries (one to edit and the other one to delete the record).
do you know of any other good solution to this?
(hope it's clear, sorry but here it's kinda late now :queasy: )
thanks in advance!

rehfeld

anything passed through a url is the GET method

take a look at the examples/comments for fsockopen(), there should be examples of how to POST data to another server.

but i think what you want to use is GET

for example

<a href="script.php?action=edit&record=12">edit this record</a>

then

// script.php

if ($_GET['action'] == 'edit') {

// let them edit it, output a form or something.

}