Passing a php varible in a html list

Hi,

I would like to pass a variable from one php page to another (search.php) according to what is selected in the list

if a is selected, then pass a as variable. Here is the HTML for the list

<div id="azindex">
<ul id="index">
<li><a href="/search.php">A</a></li>
<li><a href="/search.php">B</a></li>
<li><a href="/search.php">C</a></li>
<li><a href="/search.php">D</a></li>
<li><a href="/search.php">E</a></li>
<li><a href="/search.php">F</a></li>
<li><a href="/search.php">G</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>


Many thanks,

Joe

 

Hi

How about something like this:

<div id="azindex">
<ul id="index">
<li><a href="/search.php?variable=A">A</a></li>
<li><a href="/search.php?variable=B">B</a></li>
...
</ul>
</div>
</div>

Code (markup):

Then in search.php, check the value of $_GET['A']. If none is specified or a bogus one is given, default to a value or throw an error.

 

The HTML for your page:

<div id="azindex">      
<ul id="index">
<li><a href="/search.php?q=A">A</a></li>
<li><a href="/search.php?q=B">B</a></li>
<li><a href="/search.php?q=C">C</a></li>
<li><a href="/search.php?q=D">D</a></li>
<li><a href="/search.php?q=E">E</a></li>
<li><a href="/search.php?q=F">F</a></li>
<li><a href="/search.php?q=G">G</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

HTML:

The code for search.php

<?php
$your_variable = $_GET['q'];
?>

PHP:

 

Cheers guys!!

 

Any Time

 

You're welcome

One tip though: make sure you "sanitize" $your_variable when you pick it up. If you're using it to query databases, make sure you escape any nasty strings. If you're going to embed it into a web page, make sure it doesn't have any HTML tags. That is, don't trust it and secure it!