how to pass variable to other page

[madhmad]

i knw dis mst a simple question but how to pass variable to other page

for eg i hav created a page where user submits username n telephone then via sms some random number goes to user mobile ...i want this random number variable in other page

dis is my code for startreg.php

 

<form action="startregprocess.php" method="post">

username:<input type="text" name="username">

telephone<input type="text" name="telephone"

<input type="submit" name="submit">

</form>

<?php

srand ((double) microtime( )*1000000);

$random_number = rand( );

echo $random_number;

?>

 

 

i want tht $random_number in other page called startregprocess.php

[Muddy_Funster]

you will either need to use session variables to transfer variable values between pages or use the URL of the form action to pass it over to the next page and use $_GET on the target page to pull it into the page content there.

[madhmad]

can u pls explain me using either my example or an example of urs

[kney]

yep it's just 

 

<?php
// Gotta put this on top of every page btw
session_start();
?>
<form action="startregprocess.php" method="post">
username:<input type="text" name="username">
telephone<input type="text" name="telephone"
<input type="submit" name="submit">
</form>
<?php
srand ((double) microtime( )*1000000);
$random_number = rand( );
echo $random_number;

// just use the new variable on the other page
$_SESSION["randomnumber"] = $random_number;
?>

 

and do this on the other page to get it 

 

<?php
session_start();

echo $_SESSION["randomnumber"];
?>

 

 

 

 

[madhmad]

hey thanks for ur reply  ......lets see how it works

[madhmad]

kney: hey sory but dis is not working

my form submission code is

 

 

 

<form action="startregprocess.php" method="post">

username:<input type="text" name="username">

telephone<input type="text" name="telephone">

<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" />

</form>

<?php

srand ((double) microtime( )*1000000);

$random_number = rand( );

echo $random_number;

 

// just use the new variable on the other page

$_SESSION["randomnumber"] = $random_number;

?>

 

 

and startregprocess code is

 

 

<?php

session_start();

 

echo $_SESSION["randomnumber"];

?>

<?php

include("connect.php");

 

$username=$_POST['username'];

$telephone=$_POST['telephone'];

 

$user_id=$_SESSION['randomnumber'];

$sql=mysql_query("INSERT INTO reg (username,telephone,random) VALUES('$username','$telephone','$user_id') ");

if($sql)

{

echo 'your complaint has been submitted and the complaint id is ';

 

}

 

?>

 

its echoin your complaint has been submitted n all but d problem is d random number generated is not goin in database table reg

 

[kney]

did you also use the session start on ur first page?

[Muddy_Funster]

without going into the lack of wizdom in storing randomised numbers in this scenario, you will need to start the page (as is the verry fist line) with

<?php session_start(); ?>

.

[madhmad]

thts so swt of u guys .it worked.....thankkkkkks a lottt