Fetching Variables

[lordphate]

So this may sound like a dumb question but here it goes anyway:

 

I want to make $room_id = $_GET["room"]

BUT i need it called on another page. How can i do this?

 

I.E.

http://www.domain.com/index.php?room=2

 

$room_id = 2 ^^

 

Now i need $room_id 's variable to transfer to another php file... that is not called directly by the url.. any suggestions?

[btherl]

How is the other php file called?

[lordphate]

the $room_id = $_GET["room"] calls /inc/common.php which calls another file that calls the file i'm needing room_id in

[lordphate]

I've tried setting sessions and everything but i can't figure it out

[chigley]

Sessions are the way forward.

 

file.php

 

<?php

session_start(); // This line is VITAL ~ possibly what you missed out

$_SESSION["variable"] = "value";

header("Location: otherfile.php");

?>

 

otherfile.php

 

<?php

session_start();

echo $_SESSION["variable"];

?>

[lordphate]

That won't work because i'm using smarty, and it's not connecting the necessary files..thanks though