Inline frame And $_REQUEST Variable

[phpmash]

When click on a particular category, the corresponding products need to be opened in new window with file name products.php (Link will be http://mysite.com/products.php?catname=cat1).

In this template products will be listed in an inline frame which loads the php file listproducts.php.

In listproducts.php the $_REQUSET['catname'] is not available.

How can I get the catname in to inline frame php page

[papaface]

You should be using

$_GET['catname']

[wildteen88]

Make sure you are targeting the iframe with your links, eg:

<a href="products.php?catname=cat1" target="your_iframe_name">Cat One</a>

<iframe name="your_iframe_name" id="your_iframe_name" ... etc ...  />

[phpmash]

My code is like as follows:

 

$url="products.php?cat=$row[0]";

<?php echo "<a href=\"$url\" target=\"mlist\">.$row[0]."</a>"; ?>

 

Here "mlist" is the name of iframe used in "products.php"

This frame loads the php file "listproducts.php".

In listproducts.php I have the query like

SELECT * FROM products WHERE category='$catname'

$catname needs to be passed from previous page

 

Still the problem exists

 

[ucffool]

Yeah, if you are using the iframe to call the page it is not included as part of the current page or script.

You should be setting the iframe and then using include() to bring in products.php, which should be able to process it properly.

[phpmash]

Where to include it?

If it is in begining the entire page is displayed in the begining or

is it part of iframe please provide the statement

[ucffool]

include('products.php');

Wherever in the page you want the contents of the page to be evaluated and included.