*SOLVED* post varible in header (location:xx.php)

[samantha_chan1]

how can i post a variable let's say $total from 1st page to xx.php while i am using a header("locaiton : xx.php") in 1st page?

[Yesideez]

Set up a form in the firest page and make a hidden input:
[code]<input type="hidden" name="cheeseopt" value="notliked">[/code]
Then on the second script use something like this:
[code]$cheese=$_POST['cheeseopt'];[/code]
Use $_POST if in your form you use method="post" and $_GET if you use method="get"

The difference is POST sends the form data in a packet whereas GET adds the form data onto the end of the URL and sends it that way - POST is more secure.

[samantha_chan1]

[!--quoteo(post=363221:date=Apr 10 2006, 04:44 PM:name=Yesideez)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Yesideez @ Apr 10 2006, 04:44 PM) [snapback]363221[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]
Set up a form in the firest page and make a hidden input:
[code]<input type="hidden" name="cheeseopt" value="notliked">[/code]
Then on the second script use something like this:
[code]$cheese=$_POST['cheeseopt'];[/code]
Use $_POST if in your form you use method="post" and $_GET if you use method="get"

The difference is POST sends the form data in a packet whereas GET adds the form data onto the end of the URL and sends it that way - POST is more secure.
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But i am posting the variable in a script to another page. the script is not in the html. so i can't but a hidden field in it. does there have any other solution?

[Yesideez]

Sure is, try this:
[code]header("Location: newscript.php?param=value&param2=value2");[/code]
Then in the second script use $_REQUEST to get the contents of param and param 2 and so on.
If you need help building the URL for the header() function something like this would work:
[code]$var1=12;
$var2="text";
header("Location: scripttwo.php?param1=$var1&param2=$var2");[/code]

I have to go and do some work now :(

Just for information, here is how you would read the vars in the second script:
[code]$var1=$_REQUEST['param1'];
$var2=$_REQUEST['param2'];[/code]
Hope you get it sorted ;)

[samantha_chan1]

[!--coloro:#CC66CC--][span style=\"color:#CC66CC\"][!--/coloro--][b]thanks a lot Yesideez.... you helped me a lot.[!--colorc--][/span][!--/colorc--][/b]