I have a user form with data inside of the form made of of sql and php… the input..

[Supplement]

fields are active and editable. the data that resides in the fields right now are names and addresses and phone numbers...

the input field for cellphone is CELLPHONE.

cellnumber is returning a number in the input box, it's labeled as CELLNUMBER..

How to I pass "CELLNUMBER" in the _GET when they dive into the next page?

Do i have to create a variable for it... easy question i'm sure.

THanks in advance.

Here's my insert:

sql::safe_insert('RE',login::$re_company, 'DME', 'CODE_', $pant->hex);
Here is my table field:

<td>Phone Cell </td><td><?php inp('CELLNUMBER',13, 'phone'); ?></td>
I'm already passing id in the _GET with this array.. based off an object.

<?php echo "<td><a href='" . matry::base_to('test/trace', array('pant_id' => $pant->id)) . "'><ul class='controls'>
                <li id='check_orders'><span class='symbols'>L</span><span class='label'>Skip</span></li>
                </ul></a></td>";?>

[firesnaker]

In order to pass it to the next page, you need to add it to the url that points to the next page.

Let us say, your current page containing cellnumber is called "myform.php" and you want to pass it to "myaction.php".

In "myform.php", you put a line with "href" element like this:

<a href="myaction.php?param=value">go to action page</a>

The param is any string you want, used to identify the parameter in the next page ("myaction.php"). So for your example, you put CELLNUMBER value substituting "value".

Now in the "myaction.php" page, you get the value by using:

$_GET["param"];

Of course, if you used other string other than param, simply replaced "param" with the text you used in "myform.php"

For your information, you can also read about it in the PHP Manual.
http://php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.get.php
Note the examples.

Good luck!

[firesnaker]

In order to pass it to the next page, you need to add it to the url that points to the next page.

Let us say, your current page containing cellnumber is called "myform.php" and you want to pass it to "myaction.php".

In "myform.php", you put a line with "href" element like this:

<a href="myaction.php?param=value">go to action page</a>

The param is any string you want, used to identify the parameter in the next page ("myaction.php"). So for your example, you put CELLNUMBER value substituting "value".

Now in the "myaction.php" page, you get the value by using:

$_GET["param"];

Of course, if you used other string other than param, simply replaced "param" with the text you used in "myform.php"

For your information, you can also read about it in the PHP Manual.
http://php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.get.php
Note the examples.

I am not familiar with the PHP structure you are using. I assume you are on some sort of framework. What I explained above is a concept, for implementation, you need to check with your framework.

Good luck!

[NogDog]

Other alternatives are to save it as a session variable, or add it to a hidden form field (in case you are not locked down to it being a GET parameter due to interfacing with pre-existing code?).

[Supplement]

Thanks for all the replys, more examples will help me tremendously too! Happy new years guys!

[Supplement]

Other alternatives are to save it as a session variable, or add it to a hidden form field (in case you are not locked down to it being a GET parameter due to interfacing with pre-existing code?).

How do you save it as a Session variable?

[NogDog]

How do you save it as a Session variable?

First script:

<?php
session_start();

$_SESSION['foo'] = 'bar';

Second script:

session_start();

echo $_SESSION['foo']; 

[Supplement]

So would foo be cellphone as thats the sql field name?

[NogDog]

It can be whatever you want it to be. $_SESSION is an array, to which you can add any number of elements -- even other arrays. It is "super-global", so you can access it just like you do $_GET or $_POST -- as long as you do session_start() first (and before any output of any type is sent to the browser).

If you are unfamiliar with PHP sessions, definitely spend some time reading up on them, as they are a very useful tool for persisting data across multiple page requests.

[michellepinto]

I think using the href is better than using session variable. Good explanation firesnaker.. thanks.

[Supplement]

awesome guys! I figured it out and my url looks like so:

&cellphone=%28444%29444-4444

How do i strip the percentage signs and the array value 28 and 29?


Here's my array:

<?php echo "<td><a href='" . matry::base_to('test/trace', array('patient_id' => $patient->id,'cellphone' => $patient->cellnumber)) . "'><ul class='controls'>
                    <li id='check_orders'><span class='symbols'>L</span><span class='label'>Skip Trace</span></li>
                    </ul></a></td>";?>

[Supplement]

Should i Use : $url = urldecode($url);

and if so how do i use that in the array?