PHP multiple 'GETS'

ACI

hi,

i have a php file and i want multiple video ids like video.php?id=1234 makes the 1234 video and video.php?id=1124 makes 1124 video.

ive tried this but it does not seem to work


<?php
        $id = $_GET['v'];

	if(empty($id)) {
		echo "Sorry, please enter a valid video id.";
	}

       if($id = "1234") {
        echo "1234 video"
       }

    if($id = "1124") {
        echo "<p>video here</p>";
    }
?>

Any ideas how, maybe MySQL.

-Humza

ACI

a link to a tutorial maybe?

nevvermind

<?php

/* 
 * for video.php?id=1234 -> $_GET['id']
 * for video.php?v=1234 -> $_GET['v'] (not the case here)
*/

$video_id = $_GET['id'];
if (!empty($_GET['id'])) {
    echo "Sorry, please enter a valid video id.";
} else {
    echo "$video_id video";
}

?>

Try that. And please, oh, please, be careful and try to filter user input. You can insert whatever you want in a text input, you know. Read about php security.

laserlight

nevvermind's example does not look correct. A similiar, but more correct, example:

<?php

// Process video based on id.

if (!empty($_GET['id']) && ctype_digit($_GET['id'])) {
    echo $_GET['id'] . ' video';
} else {
    echo 'Sorry, please enter a valid video id.';
}

Of course, you might not just check that $_GET['id'] is integral. You might actually try to check if the id is valid in the sense that it refers to a video. Likewise, the display of the video would presumably involve more work than just displaying a particular string.

nevvermind

Indeed, laserlight. It was the other way around.

ACI

I think i have not explained properly, i dont just want to echo the id , i want a custom code for each

. the id just defines what the video is but the code is different.

laserlight

In that case, it should be something like this:

<?php

// Process video based on id.

if (!empty($_GET['id'])) {
    switch ($_GET['id']) {
    case '1234':
        // ...
        break;
    case '1124':
        // ...
        break;
    default:
        echo 'Sorry, please enter a valid video id.';
    }
} else {
    echo 'Sorry, please enter a valid video id.';
}