PHP Help -- Running other php scripts with variables

[bgeorge82]

I'm a newbie here, so please try to bear with me. I have a number of files on my webserver that I want to run every hour, normally I would a cron job, but I need to run some of the files with a variable: e.g 'a.php?num=20' some of these scripts are basically copies of themselves with different user data if that has any bearing.

 

But I tried to use the include function (later figured out it didn't support variables), Any thoughts or idea? I would like to run 1 sleep is for 10 seconds then run the next and so on and so forth. Any help is greatly appreciated thanks! (webserver is php5, apache)

 

Thanks!

[taquitosensei]

include supports variables. You just set the variable before you include the file

 
$variable="BLAH";
include("echovariable.php"); 

echovariable.php

echo $variable; 

[bgeorge82]

I had this earlier, and basically it comes back:

#!/ramdisk/bin/php5 Read the PHP file

which I assume is working correctly

 

But I actually want it to execute the php script with the variable as if I were just going to it through the web.

 

For instance I run these manually by typing in the HTTP address: http://example.com/example.php?num=20

 

and then the same for example1.php example2.php, etc

[Philip]

I have a number of files on my webserver that I want to run every hour, normally I would a cron job, but I need to run some of the files with a variable: e.g 'a.php?num=20' some of these scripts are basically copies of themselves with different user data if that has any bearing.

You can pass them as arguments in the PHP file. Here's a good example:

http://web.jaypedia.com/web/cron/how-to-pass-php-cron-job-parameters-arguments-or-variables.htm

 

[redarrow]

session's or $_GET['']

 

<?php
// url websit/name.php?cmd=redarrow

if(isset($_GET['cmd'])){

echo $_GET['cmd'];
}
?>

.

more safe.

<?php
// url websit/name.php?cmd=redarrow

if(isset($_GET['cmd'])&& $_GET['cmd']!=''){

echo $_GET['cmd'];
}
?>

[bgeorge82]

King Philip --- Thanks if I can't seem to get this I will give that a solid go.

 

Red arrow this is what I went ahead and did, and no errors popped out, but the script didn't seem to run (sorry i'm very new at this)

 

<?php
// url http://example.com/abc.php?num=20

if(isset($_GET['num'])&& $_GET['num']!=''){

echo $_GET['num'];
}
?>

 

That was my code (url changed)

 

[redarrow]

tested.

 

test it your self mate.

<?php

echo "<a href='{$_SEVER['PHP_SELF']}?num=20'>Link</a>";

if(isset($_GET['num'])&& $_GET['num']!=''){

echo $_GET['num'];

exit;

}else{

echo "sorry does not match!";
}
?>

 

look at this for fun.

 

<?php session_start();

$array=array(1,2,3,4,5);

$arra=implode(' ',$array);

$_SESSION['num']=$array;

echo "<a href='{$_SEVER['PHP_SELF']}?num={$_SESSION['num']}>Link</a>";

if(isset($_GET['num'])&& $_GET['num']!=''){

$result=implode(' ',$_SESSION['num']);

echo $result;

exit;

}else{

echo "sorry does not match!";
}
?>

[redarrow]

 

my second example was crap ignore it ok,

 

look at this one quite interesting i say.

<?php session_start();

$array=array(1,2,3,4,5);

$implode=implode(' ',$array);

$_SESSION['cmd']=$implode;


echo "<a href='{$_SEVER['PHP_SELF']}?num=".$_SESSION["cmd"]."'>Link</a>";

if(isset($_GET['num'])&& $_GET['num']!=''){

$result=explode(' ',$_GET['num']);

$_SESSION['res']=implode(' ',$result);

echo $_SESSION['res'];

exit;

}else{

echo "sorry does not match!";
}

?>

[redarrow]

 

hope all these ways help.

 

even better cheek this out.

 

<?php session_start();

$array=array("redarrow","php","myslq","html","css");

$implode=implode(' ',$array);

$_SESSION['cmd']=$implode;


echo "<a href='{$_SEVER['PHP_SELF']}?num=".base64_encode($_SESSION["cmd"])."'>Link</a>";

if(isset($_GET['num'])&& base64_decode($_GET['num'])!=''){

$result=explode(' ',base64_decode($_GET['num']));

$_SESSION['res']=$result;
}

if(isset($_SESSION['res'])){

     echo"<br>";
	echo $_SESSION['res'][0];
	echo"<br>";
	echo $_SESSION['res'][1];
	echo"<br>";
	echo $_SESSION['res'][2];
	echo"<br>";
	echo $_SESSION['res'][3];
	echo"<br>";
        echo $_SESSION['res'][4];

         session_destroy();
	 }
?>