Quick PHP Question

[firefly2442 0]

Ok, so I'm trying to get a variable from a url string... for example....

www.mywebsite.com/test.php?HelloWorld

so my code is....

<?php

$thetext = $QUERY_STRING;

echo $thetext;

?>

But it doesn't work! Anybody know? Thanks in advance.

[Super-Bob 0]

You would think I know php, wouldn't you?

[Urban_Tiger 0]

Have you tried small things like no spaces between characters and the = etc ??

example off here for instance......

;<a href='http://www.ghostrecon.net/forums/index.php?act=Search&CODE=getnew'>View New Posts</a>

[Super-Bob 0]

That's a URL, not code.

[RooK 0]

Try print instead of echo

[Urban_Tiger 0]

yes, well done super bob rofl ......

hence it says it's an example of the no spacing between when using = in php .......

As in...... first instance=second instance or so on and so forth lol!!!!!

The url is irrelevant and also why it is ;charactered out as well or it would have activated as a url, it was there as an example of trying it with no spacings around the = as often it can make a difference !

Edited May 10, 2003 by Urban_Tiger

[Dannik 43]

But it doesn't work! Anybody know? Thanks in advance.

I just tested your code, and it worked correctly. Is there, by some slim chance, the possiblity that your webhost isn't configured properly for PHP?

[firefly2442 0]

Hmmmmm... maybe I need to tweak a setting in the php configuration. It works eh? I'll check it out. Thanks for the help guys.

[firefly2442 0]

I had Register_Globals set to OFF so that's why it wasn't working. This code worked... woohoo, problem solved.

<?php

$page = $_GET['page'];

echo $page;

?>

With URL; www.mywebsite.com/test.php?page=1

it displays '1' on the screen.