enter text from html page in php form

[mgzee]

Hi! I'm new to php but I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction for something I'm trying to do. What I have:

listing.html:

<a href="apply.php">Click here to apply</a> Please mention job ID ###.

apply.php then has a form where the applicant can enter their contact info and the position they are interested in (text).

Can I use php to read the job ID which follows each apply link on listing.html, and then automatically enter it in the Position field on apply.php?

I'm not trying to get someone to do it for me, just trying to find out how to find out 🙂

Thanks!!

[devinemke]

pass the job ID as a GET variable:

<a href="apply.php?job_id=123">Click here to apply for Job #123</a>

then in apply.php it will be available as $_GET['job_id']

[mgzee]

You're an angel!! Thanks so much!