[RESOLVED] Posting Variables in a URL - new PHP server

Hi all,

I previously used an obviously old-fashioned style for PHP when I wanted to link pages.

Id post the variables in the URL... eg.

Page 1:

<a href='page2.php?id=<? echo $id2 ?>&name=<? echo $name2?>'>Click for page 2</a>

then on page two in the header, Id have a query such as

"SELECT * from database table where id = '$id' and name = '$name'";

Now, however, my hosting company has updated the server and it no longer works.

I can transfer my form scripts over OK because I just have to identify it as a $_POST['']; or whatever, but the normal URLs dont seem to follow that.

Anyone have any pointers? A lot of my pages depend on these URL variables so I dont think Id be willing to transfer them all to forms!

Thanks.

Are you using $GET[''] ?

$id         = $_GET['id'];
$name   = $_GET['name'];
"SELECT * from database table where id = '$id' and name = '$name'";

looks like they turned of the very unsafe register globals. so now you have to use $_GET[id].

also your use of 'raw' variables from the url in to mysql query is very dangerous, at a minimum apply mysql_real_escape_string()
to them

Hi guys,

Should have mentioned... I tried the $_GET[''] but even that doesn't work for some reason..

Heres the full code:

page 1:

<a href='bookac.php?reg2=".$row_fleet['reg']."&loc=".$row_fleet['currentairport']."' class='de'>reserve</a>

And the 2nd page:

$reg = $_GET['reg2'];


$query_fleet = "SELECT * FROM fleet WHERE reg = '$reg' ORDER by currentairport ASC";
$fleet = mysql_query($query_fleet);

try

print_r ($_GET);

to make sure the vars are really not there, and if its empty contact your host.

Whoops, sorry guys.. just got the variables wrong - $_GET works fine!

Sorry for that!