Passing variables from one page to the next

[oracle259]

How can i pass a variable from one page to another using text links without it appearing in the url or using a cookie

[hostfreak]

Hmm, have you considered using a session?

[lowe_22]

Use sessions.
You must have [code]session_start();[/code] at the top of the page you want to define or call sessions or you will get some nice errors...

Then, simply register assign your session to a variable. Eg :
[code]
<?
session_start();
$name="Olly";

session_register('name');
$_SESSION['name'] = $name;
?>
[/code]

Then you can use the value assigned to $name on any page by calling [code]$_SESSION('name');[/code] eg,

[code]
<?
session_start();

echo "Name:" . $_SESSION['name'];

// Prints:
// Name: Olly
?>
[/code]

[JustinK101]

lowe_22:

I just recently discovered, dont recommend register_session() as this function wont be supported on systems without register_globals, and in version 6, wont be supported at all.

Instead recommend:

<?

session_start();
$name="Olly";
$_SESSION['name'] = $name;

?>

[lowe_22]

Oh, ok. Thanks, I didn't realise that.

I thought you had to use the register_session() function to initiate the variable... Im guessing you can just define it straight away then!

cheers.