[SOLVED] Executing another php from a php

[sd9sd]

Hi,

I'm trying to execute a PHP file from another PHP file. I've tried writing my own code (below) but it didn't work. Also tried using the exec command, but couldn't get it to work.

Could I have some guidance of how to make it work/

 

Sender PHP (the 'done sending message' also has to work)

<?php
$hello="yo";
echo "sending message<br>";
echo "receiverPHP.php?hi=$hello";
echo "done sending message<br>";
?>

Receiver PHP

<?php
$mssg = $_POST['hi'];
echo "The message is $mssg<br>";
?>

[interpim]

You could include it where you want it.

 

<?php

$hello="yo";

echo "sending message<br>";

include(receiverPHP.php?hi=$hello);

echo "done sending message<br>";

?>

[MasterACE14]

you have $_POST['hi'];

 

are you trying to send data from 1 php file to the other so the second php file can run some tasks with the POST ?

[sd9sd]

Thanks interpim...but it doesn't work. The receiver file doesn't print out the hello word.

 

you have $_POST['hi'];

 

are you trying to send data from 1 php file to the other so the second php file can run some tasks with the POST ?

Yes.

[MasterACE14]

change

 

$mssg = $_POST['hi'];

 

to

 

$mssg = $_GET['hi'];

 

as your sending the data via the URL, it is actually a GET not a POST.

[sd9sd]

Thanks masterace14! it works.

I was under the impression that a post is used whenever you don't want the query string to show up in the address bar. Guess it isn't that way after all

[MasterACE14]

no problem.

 

POST is used for forms.

 

example:

<form method="post" action="blah.php">
<input type="text" name="text">
<input type="submit" value="submit">
</form>

 

then in blah.php you can have this:

<?php
if(isset($_POST['text'])) {
echo $_POST['text'];
}
?>

 

GET can be used in forms and in the URL.

 

Example:

<a href="www.somewebsite.com/page.php?text=text">submit some text</a>

 

page.php:

<?php
if(isset($_GET['text'])) {
echo $_GET['text'];
}
?>

 

Also POST is used when you have a large amount of data to send to another page. GET is also used for things such as 'news' on your website or whatever so people are able to bookmark the page(bookmarking the exact news article by the GET in the URL).

 

Regards ACE

[sd9sd]

thanks

[MasterACE14]

no problem