How do I get rid of long URLs?

[Gunnar G]

In many cases I use URLs like foo.php?a=4b&c=d&e=f&g=h etc.
to send variables from one script to another
Is there a way to not have the long URL and just call foo.php and send the
variables in a more "invisible" way?

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[Gunnar G]

In many cases I use URLs like foo.php?a=4b&c=d&e=f&g=h etc.

to send variables from one script to another
Is there a way to not have the long URL and just call foo.php and send the
variables in a more "invisible" way?

I forgot to tell, there is no user input required on the webpages

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[Martin Mandl - m2m tech support]

On Feb 3, 9:33 am, Gunnar G <[e-mail]:

In many cases I use URLs like foo.php?a=4b&c=d&e=f&g=h etc.
to send variables from one script to another
Is there a way to not have the long URL and just call foo.php and send the
variables in a more "invisible" way?

I forgot to tell, there is no user input required on the webpages

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Dear Gunnar,

you could try to serialize your data and then compress it ...
Or, if you are looking for a method to send data from one server to
another, have a look at the curl functions - this way you could use
POST variables instead of GET and your data would disappear completely
from your URL ...

Good luck
Martin

[Tomasz Wasiluk]

Maybe you are looking for the HTTP POST method?

[Colin McKinnon]

Gunnar G wrote:

>In many cases I use URLs like foo.php?a=4b&c=d&e=f&g=h etc.
to send variables from one script to another
Is there a way to not have the long URL and just call foo.php and send
the variables in a more "invisible" way?

I forgot to tell, there is no user input required on the webpages

Then whoever has designed the site designed it to work that way - moving to
statically addressed URLs is not going to be trivial.

If the structure is consistent then you might be able to get some mileage
out of using mod_rewrite. And / Or you could look at condensing and
multiplexing your variables.

Or just shove a big frame in front of the page.

C.

[Jerry Stuckle]

Gunnar G wrote:

In many cases I use URLs like foo.php?a=4b&c=d&e=f&g=h etc.
to send variables from one script to another
Is there a way to not have the long URL and just call foo.php and send the
variables in a more "invisible" way?

Gunnar,

If you're just passing data from one page to another, you could use the
$_SESSION variable. Easier than using CURL, but one difference with
what you have now. $_GET values are transient - they only appear when
they are passed as parameters. Once a $_SESSION value is set, it
remains until you clear it or the session ends. This may or may not
cause problems for you.

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[P Pulkkinen]

"Gunnar G" <de****@comhem.sekirjoitti
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In many cases I use URLs like foo.php?a=4b&c=d&e=f&g=h etc.
to send variables from one script to another
Is there a way to not have the long URL and just call foo.php and send the
variables in a more "invisible" way?

Are you really sure you want to use your time to this? Because if point is
to move information to ANY other page in ANY other domain without ANY
problems, that's the normal way to do it. Too much efforts just on "beauty"
of url are waste of time.

Of course sessions and cookies are there. But before using them, there
should IMHO be a REASON to do it.

[Krustov]

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<Gunnar G>
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In many cases I use URLs like foo.php?a=4b&c=d&e=f&g=h etc.
to send variables from one script to another
Is there a way to not have the long URL and just call foo.php and send the
variables in a more "invisible" way?

You could use a form button instead of a hyperlink .

<input type="hidden" name="user" value="<?php print $uzi; ?>">

The above variable wont show up on the next page .
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