URL data to hidden field or variable

gregghealy

How would I get field data from a URL, ie:

http://mydomain.com/index.php?name=test_job.pdf

Into a hidden field or a variable I can pass to a script called by the index.php page?

devinemke

echo $_GET['name']; // outputs test_job.pdf

gregghealy

I keep getting a parse error...

Parse error: parse error, expecting ','' or';'' in /var/www/html/new_upload/index.php on line 34

I am sure I am missing something simple!

devinemke

post the code

gregghealy

This the URL:

http://mydomain.com/index.php?name=test_job.pdf

This is the index.php page:

<?php

echo '

I keep getting the same error above. I have tried a few different variations. I dont have my php reference book at the office or I most likely wouldnt be pulling my hair out like this...

The data doesnt have to be in a hidden field I just need to get it to the upload script.

Thanks!

devinemke

your quotes were screwed up

<?php
echo ' 
<html> 
<head> 
<title>test page</title> 
</head> 
<body>
<form method="post" action="upload.php" enctype="multipart/form-data"> 
<input type="hidden" name="filename" value="' . $_GET['name'] . '"> 
<input name="userfile" type="file"> 
<input type="submit" value="upload"> 
</body> 
</html> 
';
?>

gregghealy

That comes up with a parse error as well:

Parse error: parse error in /var/www/html/new_upload/index.php on line 9

Given that I need to pass this name to the upload script, would it be easier to go about this a differnet way? Maybe saving the name as a variable...?

devinemke

Originally posted by gregghealy
That comes up with a parse error as well:

not on my box. are you sure you aren't adding/deleting anything? you are getting an error if you copy/paste the exact code above into a blank file?

gregghealy

Yep, that is the error. I just tried it again. Copied and pasted right from the post.

Version 4.3.2 on a edhat box. I figured this would be a simple way to go... Can I save the value from the URL any other way besides in the html?

gregghealy

The problem I was having was the quotes. PHP apparently is very sensitive to quote usage...! All of the quotes in the html are single, doubler quotes are used in around the echo and string variable.

Just a simple $name with the correct use of the quotes did exactly what I need. Here is the code that works (at least on my system). Is there a way to make it behave better parsing quotes? This was making me sieze...

This link:

http://mydomain.com/page.php?name=test_job.pdf

Works with this page:

<?php

$file_name = "$name";

echo "<html>
<head>
<title>test page</title>
</head>
<body>
<form method='post' action='upload.php' enctype='multipart/form-data'>
<input type='hidden' name='filename' value='$file_name'>
<input name='userfile' type='file'>
<input type='submit' value='upload'>
</body>
</html>
";
?>

Thanks for the help,