PHP headers with a variable in it

[jackr1909]

Hi, i have the following code:

 

<?php

if ($_GET['query']=="google") header( 'Location: redir.php?query=echo $_GET['query']' );

?>

 

And it dosen't foward because of the attempted variable insertion, is there any-way i could do this, apart from using a html meta?

 

 

Thanks,

 

Jack Renshaw

[Alex]

Of course! The parameter that header takes is a string. So you should check the PHP manual for how to manipulate strings. In this case what you want to do is concatenate, or combine, your string and the variable. Here's how you would do it:

 

if ($_GET['query']=="google") header( 'Location: redir.php?query=' . $_GET['query'] );

 

As you can see, a period, ., is the concatenation operator.

 

Alternatively,

 

if ($_GET['query']=="google") header( "Location: redir.php?query={$_GET['query']}" );

 

Oh, and for the future if you're going to be posting code please use [[/tt]code] or [[tt]php] tags, it makes it much easier to read. I've edited your post for you this time.