query syntax

[jenniferG]

we have two variables to use in a query:

$INDEX is an Integer and

$MAINDATE=date('YMD');

is the below the correct syntax?

 

$SHOWLINK="$MYURL$MYDIR/showdata2.php?INDEXB='$INDEX'" . "&SI='$MAINDATE'";   

 

Thanks,

Jennifer Good     

[littledragon]

There's no need for 'quotes' in url query strings

 

http://wwwexample.com/index.php?foo=bar

 

not

 

http://wwwexample.com/index.php?foo='bar'

 

Also the "" double quotes in php mean you can use single quotes within them, no need for the seperating dot (even if you wanted to keep those single quotes)

 

$SHOWLINK="$MYURL$MYDIR/showdata2.php?INDEXB='$INDEX'&SI='$MAINDATE'"; 

 

or use dots to seperate variables OUTSIDE of quotes, like this:

 

$SHOWLINK= $MYURL.$MYDIR."/showdata2.php?INDEXB=".$INDEX."&SI=".$MAINDATE; 

 

but otherwise yes, it would work anyway, except the url syntax.  You variables would all end up with single quotes around them, I think