Passing variable from URL to hidden field in form

[dshard]

Hello,

I have a site with PHP pages. I need to be able to pass a variable from a URL similar to http://yoursite.com?affiliate=CD123, the variable being "CD123".

This ID needs to be included in a hidden form field in an online booking form.

My PHP experience is limited so the easier the better.

Thanks.

[Dormilich]

you can echo this variable like
[PHP]echo "<html_tag>" . $_GET['affiliate'] . "</html_tag>";[/PHP]
a better way would be using a session
[PHP]// you may have to do the usual checks for variable validaty
session_start();
$_SESSION['affiliate'] = $_GET['affiliate'];
// further code

// somewhere else (another php page):
session_start();
$var = $_SESSION['affiliate'];
myfunction($var); // do whatever is to be done with that variable[/PHP]
further information on sessions can be found at the php.net session manual

regards

[Markus]

Hello,

I have a site with PHP pages. I need to be able to pass a variable from a URL similar to http://yoursite.com?affiliate=CD123, the variable being "CD123".

This ID needs to be included in a hidden form field in an online booking form.

My PHP experience is limited so the easier the better.

Thanks.

That's great. Good luck with that.

But without any effort yourself (overlooking Dormilich's post) we are unable to help, as we do not just hand out working code but help others with theirs.

Moderator.