Another Variable Problem

[Anon]

Im trying to make a guestbook and pass the person's name without using a query or cookies.

$name = "bob";

when they click a link guestbook.php i want it to pass $name without doing a query like guestbook.php?name=bob

thanks in advance.

[Anon]

I'm not really sure what you mean - the only way of passing variables between scripts is through the query string or through a form with the POST method. However, you would need a submit button, not a link, in order to use the post method. Can you clarify your question?

[van__]

Hey Ash.
Well, you could use sessions, though that would produce a query string.
But, it wouldn't say ?name=bob
it would be PHPSESSID=2kj2klj9u9weur9rf9sa0s9u7a9
or something along that line

if you are ok with that, do it like so...
$GLOBALS['name'] = $name;
session_register('name')

on the next page...
session_start();
echo $name;

Now... if that's not good for you,
you're going to have to get funky.

You'll have to put a form somewhere on the page with a hidden field called name that passes the value:

<form name="postData" action="" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="name" value="<? echo $name; ?>">
</form>

Now, you'll need some javascript...

<script language="javascript">
function postForm(page) {
document.postData.action = page;
document.postData.submit();
}
</script>

And now for the hard part...
You'll have to reformat ALL your links like this...

<a href="/page.php" onClick="javascript:postForm('targetPage.php');">

As you can see that quickly becomes a real big pain to manage. Which is why I showed you sessions.

[Anon]

Another problem. It semi worked. The first time the person comes to the page it have the Session ID.

The first time the link looks like guestbook.php?PHPSESSID=

there is nothing following it. But when the person revists the page it shows up.

How can i get around this?