Passing variables in PHP

[pluto]

Hi guys,

 

I have a PHP file that gets two fields out of a data base.  Then what I'd like to do is use that field in another PHP file to carry out some evaluation on it based on a user's input from a HTML form. 

 

I don't have the first clue how to do it.  Any suggestions?

 

I know this is not much information, but I've not started coding it as of yet, I've looked around and not found much on Google, however I'm going to keep trying.

 

Thanks in advance

 

Pluto

[mikesta707]

so i'm assuming your having trouble with is passing the two fields from the database to the other php file. if all that file does is get whatever fields, than just include that file in the other file that evaluates stuff.

 

hope that helps

[bundyxc]

I think that sessions would help you.

 

session_start()
$_SESSION['fname'] = $fetch['fname'];
$_SESSION['lname'] = $fetch['lname']

 

Using this, no matter what page the user is on, you can call the variables $_SESSION['fname'] and $_SESSION['lname']. The variables become impossible to use once the user closes out of the browser, or you manually either unset the variables, or destroy the session:

 

session_destroy()