use affiliate code in URL in php

I am a newbie at php, and i need some help.

I am trying to use the affiliate id in the url and then use it in the php code
for example:
URL: www.xyz.com?id=123

I want to use the id=123 within the php code for choosing the appropriate page or using related information stored away in an excel/csv file.

can anyone please let me know how to do this or send me to a site that explains this? thanks!

 

You need to clarify more, such as what the condition is for determining the correct affiliate id, and also posting the proposed format of your CSV file would be helpful.

Secondly, you would be better to store any such information in a database, instead of a CSV file.

 

i want to use the id in the url and use it in the php script, for instance, with a switch statement to generate some specific information on the page based on the id in the url.

 

I think what you are asking, but I'm still not sure, is how to extract the id field from the current URL? If yes, then the variable you need is $_GET['id']

 

sweet! thanks!

 

Sorry to bump an old thread, but this is what I've been trying to do, but I'm not a PHP expert by any means.. I too am trying to pass a numeric in the same way:

URL: www.xyz.com/test.html?id=123

From the sounds of it, I'm using the $_GET['id'] to parse the value passed in the URL. What is the code to do this in an HTML file, and then use that variable in my code (I'm trying to launch a specific IFrame dependant on the id passed.

Thanks.

 

I think you should use something like .php if you want to extract id=123 easily. That does not mean you cannot add parameters to .html files - you can if your familiar with mod-write, addtype and other options.


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