passing variables via GET

Anon

Hello-

I'd like to pass variables via GET to a script that will use the variable for another mysql query.

The variables are already being generated via a mysql query.

It works fine if the variable is a single word, but most are more than that. Do I have to use pattern matching to add + between words so that the url will work or is there a better way?

Thanks much in advance-

Kayelle

lawnmowerman

Use the urlencode() function:

http://www.phpbuilder.com/manual/function.urlencode.php

This will return a URL safe string.

-Rich

Anon

thanks for the quick reply. That seems like it would work fine, but I'm getting an empty result.
here's my code:

$prod_go = "";
while (list($prods_go ) = mysql_fetch_row($product_query)) {

$prod_go .= "<br><a href=single.php?prodname=', urlencode ($prods_go), '>$prods_go</a>";
}

?>
<tr>
<td colspan=2 bgcolor=#FFFF99>
<table width=99% border=0 cellpadding=2>
<tr>
<td>

<? echo "$prod_go"; ?>

the url result is:

http://www.localhost/single.php?prodname",

is my syntax incorrect?

Thanks again!

lawnmowerman

It appears to me that you are using different variables when I don't think you intend to.

You have both $prod_go AND $prods_go, when you should only be using one or the other.

Try fixing that and see if that solves your issue.

-Rich

Anon

I don't think that's it exactly, because the list is working correctlty, but it certainly has something to do with how I'm pulling up the list of products. Rights now urlencode is adding all of the results together rather than each individual product.

I'm new at this, so I think I just need to muddle through.

Thanks much for tuning me into urlencode though. That's awesome.

Anon

No problem. And double check those variables, just in case! 🙂

-Rich