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[Eljay]

I would like to pass a variable to a page automatically using the header function, but it is not passing for some reason

 

header("Location: ../message/detail.php?lval=1&msg=$msg");

 

lval=1 is working fine and being passed but msg=$msg is not.

 

Thanks in advance for any help

 

LJ

[tippy_102]

header has problems with &amp. Use &, not &amp, and it should work for you. 

 

header("Location: ../message/detail.php?lval=1&;msg=$msg");

[Eljay]

Thanks Tippy, it worked...Just wondering if there was a way to pass those variables without them showing on the URL box on the subsequent page.

 

../message/detail.php?lval=1&;msg=$msg

 

I don't want the red text to show. Use POST instead of GET perhaps? if so how?

[per1os]

www.php.net/session

 

Session variables are the way to go.

 

<?php
session_start(); // must be at the top of the page BEFORE any output and on any other page you want to reference session variable at
$_SESSION['lval'] = 1;
$_SESSION['msg'] = $msg;
header("Location: ../message/detail.php");

 

Should work.

[Eljay]

I am using session variables already. Trying to use form variables to pass these values as it is going into a if loop. Just don't want those values shoing in the URL field. thanks

[per1os]

You could use javascript to setup the post variables and "submit" the form which is just an auto redirect. Other than that I do not think there is any other way to do it.