Transferring query strings from link to website

[V]

Is it possible to have a link like this, http://www.somesite.com/?id=243 and transfer the "id" (or another query string) into the website from the link but at the same time, not affect the website (since "id" isn't a query string originally used in the website's URL)? I hope that makes sense..

[MadTechie]

if you mean change

http://www.somesite.com/?id=243

into something like

http://www.somesite.com/243

then yes.. look into .htaccess redirects

if you mean something else then please explain or give some examples

[V]

MadTechie sorry that's not what I mean. I just want to retrieve a query string that I added to a link and pass it into the webpage it's linked to.

[MadTechie]

you should be able to just echo it out, ie

echo "<a href=\"http://google.com?q=".$_GET['q'];

 

this could also be used in a iframe

if you won't want it as "a link" but linked another way please explain

 

[V]

Thanks MadTechie, it's close to what I need. I'll have to revise my post, I'm confused about what I'm trying to achieve myself..