[SOLVED] Passing parameters through the <a> tag

[phpsnipes]

Hey guys,

 

I have some html embedded into my php application.  I have a table and based on certain things, I need to be able to launch a new report from a certain row of the table.  So, I am using <a href = "http://...">Something</a>.  Now my question is, how can I pass on information about "Something" to the page which will be launched?  I know I can do it with forms and call $POST or $GET to obtain info from a form, but I don't want to do that as that would make the table look hideous.

 

So basically, how do you pass in parameters through a hyperlink and how would the new page be able to extract the values of the parameters passed in?  I would be really grateful if someone could answer my question. 

 

Thanks in advance! 

[AndyB]

example link
[code\<a href="nextpage.php?this=1&that=2&other=wombat>click</a>

 

and in nextpage.php

<?php
$this = $_GET['this']; // equals 1
$that = $_GET['that']; // equals 2
$other = $_GET['other']; // equals "wombat"
... 
?>

[phpsnipes]

This is perfect, thank you for such a quick response!