October 27, 2010
passing variables from php file to anther
Question by OdO
How to pass variables from a php file to another while it is not html inputs ,just i have a link refer to the other file and i want to pass variables or values to it
Example:
File1.php
<?php
$name='OdO';
echo "<a href='File2.php'>Go To File2</a>";
?>
File2.php
<?php
echo $name;
?>
Answer by kijin
Answer by Starx
You can use URLs to pass the value too.
like
index.php?id=1&value=certain
and access it later like
$id = $_GET['id'];
$value = $_GET['value'];
However, POST might be much reliable. Sessions/Cookies and database might be used to make the values globally available.
