pass data from url to url

[Don Diego]

 

 

I want to pass the varying value of "subid" in this url:

 

http://abcwebsite.php?subid=xxxxxx

 

into "source" in this url:

 

http://xyzwebsite.htm?source=xxxxxx

 

The latter page opens using:

 

<?php
header ("location:http://xyzwebsite.htm?login=apin&source=xxxxxx");
?>

 

Howwever, the value of xxxxxx changes unpredictably (not generated by me) so I need to specify it in general terms.

 

Any suggestions as to where to look or what function to use?

[PC Nerd]

ok, well if your getting the value from a form, use

 

$_REQUEST array.

 

 

then you need to send from the _GET array in the first value variable, then pass it to the second page

eg

on page with header

 

 

$URL = $_GET['subid']

header("location:http://xyzwebsite.htm?$URL");

 

goo dluc, if you need more help just post

 

 

[kenrbnsn]

Write it as:

<?php
header ("location:http://xyzwebsite.htm?login=apin&source=" . $_GET['subid']);
?>

 

Ken

[PC Nerd]

good point,

its much simpler than mine.

 

 

if confused, always ask the expert!!!!!

[Don Diego]

Thank you kenrbnsn and PC nerd for your suggestions, but I cannot get that to work.

 

The page opens, but there is no value for source=.

 

By contrast, when I include:

 

<input type="hidden" name="subid" value="<?php echo htmlentities($_GET['subid']); ?>" />

 

in the form, the subid value is included in the email.

 

Since it works in emailing from a form, I am baffled as to why ($_GET['subid'] does not also work to transfer the value from url to url.

 

The value for subid is generated upon clicking the link that goes to the form, not by anything in the form itself.

 

[joquius]

Can you post more of the code?

[Don Diego]

There is no more code.

 

This is the only code in the php file that exists for this issue:

 

<?php
header ("location:http://xyzwebsite.htm?login=apin&source=" . $_GET['subid']);
?>

 

What else could be needed? Should a different function be used?