[SOLVED] Iframe Get variable from parent window(main)

[demon_athens]

Hi there! and Happy new year to all the community

I have a php page with an iframe. Problem is that when I click from the menu the iframe doesn't GET the variable in order to dynamically change its content. I think that the solution maybe something like pointing that $_GET['variable'] is a value from parent window but I really don't know how to do it.

Example: I have a link that loads content.php?id=1. The content.php has an iframe that reads data from category 1 ( mysql table).

I can't parse the $_GET['id'] into iframe.

Any freak that could help?

[onlyican]

The 3 main ways of parsing data

POST
GET
SESSIONS

If you dont want a form, then post is out of the question
If you cant get the data from the address bar, then the GET is out of the question

Try using SESSION

[demon_athens]

I generally use Get variables in such situations. Session is a solution but probably the one that can cause problems if the end user is  behind an aggresive firewall. Searching the web I found some information about using javascript but I can get it work.Post is out of the question.

I can set the Get variable and the page that has the iframe can read it. The iframe cannot. cause its a different webpage...so any other suggestions?

thanks for your help onlyican.

[taith]

the iframe can read $_GET but a little differently...

[code]
<iframe src="iframe.php?op=blah"></iframe> #$_GET[op] will be transfered to the iframe, not the parent window.
[/code]

[demon_athens]

yes... you are right.. I found out it by myself little later than the previous post and started to hit my head on the wall. So silly sometimes that I was shamed to share the solution...

thank you all. :-)