Lost Variable

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GertK

I need som help - I really cant see where I do the mistake!

I have a page that loads its content using variable given in an URL like:

editgallery.php?folder=big_fish&id=459

The webpage is a page where you can change the name, description etc. Click "Update" and the information is saved (this part works fine)

When clicking "Update" the user should be taken back to the old URL where they came from like this:

galleries.php?folder=big_fish

Im using the below code to send the user back to the old URL:

header("Location: galleries.php?folder=".$folder."&id=".$id."");

But the folder variable is not saved/remembered/transfered to the new URL. When I use the above the URL looks like:

galleries.php?folder=&id=459

Means that folder variable is lost but the id is used correct. Why does the folder variable not work?

The copleate code of the site looks like:

<?
include "../config.php";
include "session.php";

if(!$_POST["submit"])
{
include "header.php";
$query = mysql_query("select name, type, folder, description , displaydate from galleries where id = '".$_GET["id"]."' ");
$row = mysql_fetch_row($query);
$name = $row[0];
$type = $row[1];
$folder = $row[2];
$description = $row[3];
$displaydate = $row[4];
?>

<form method="POST" action="<?=$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]?>" name="myform" id="myform">
<center><table width="<?=$setting["tablewidth"]?>" class="admintable" cellpadding="<?=$setting["cellpadding"]?>">
<tr>
	<td class="adminheader" colspan="2">&nbsp;<b>Edit Gallery:</b></td>
</tr>

	<tr>	
		<td class="admincell">&nbsp;Name:</td>
		<td class="admincell">
<input type="text" name="name" value="<?=$name?>" size="40"></td>
</tr>
		<tr>	
			<td class="admincell">&nbsp;Category:</td><td class="admincell">

<?=$folder?>

</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td class="admincell">&nbsp;Display Date:</td>
<td class="admincell" align="">
	<input style="border-style:hidden" type="text" value="<?=$displaydate?>" id="from" id="<?php echo $_REQUEST["from"]; ?>" name="displaydate" size="40">
    (yyyymmdd - Like <?=date('Ymd');?> or <?=date('Y-m-d');?>)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td class="admincell">&nbsp;Description:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td class="admincell">

<textarea id="Enter you description of the photo set here" name="description"><?=$description?></textarea></td>
<!-- http://ckeditor.com/ -->          

            <script>
                CKEDITOR.replace( 'description' );
            </script>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="admincell" colspan="2"><input type="hidden" name="id" value="<?=$_GET["id"]?>"><center>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Update"></center></td>
</tr>

</table></center>
</form><center>
<p>



</table></center>

<?
include "footer.php";
}
else
{

mysql_query("update galleries set name = '".$_POST["name"]."', description = '".$_POST["description"]."' , displaydate = '" . $_POST["displaydate"] . "' where id = '".$_POST["id"]."' ");

header("Location: galleries.php?folder=".$folder."&id=".$id."");
//header("Location: galleries.php?folder=".$_GET['folder']);
//header("Location: galleries.php");
}
?>

NogDog

You set [FONT=Courier New]$folder[/FONT] inside of the [FONT=Courier New]if[/FONT] block, but if you fall through to the [FONT=Courier New]else[/FONT] block where you make the [FONT=Courier New]header()[/FONT] call, it's not going to be defined.

GertK

Hmmm I see, but if I do like:

<?
include "footer.php";
header("Location: galleries.php?folder=".$folder."&id=".$id."");
}
else
{

mysql_query("update galleries set name = '".$POST["name"]."', description = '".$POST["description"]."' , displaydate = '" . $POST["displaydate"] . "' where id = '".$POST["id"]."' ");

}
?>

then the page editgallery.php?folder=big_fish&id=416 just load the galleries.php?folder=big_fish&id=416 instantly ad the edit page dont show up.

So what do I do then to keep the folder variable?