Posted by Stefan Rybacki on 09/06/05 01:33

google.20.jbloggs@xoxy.net wrote:
> Weird problem - why is it that this works:
>
> <a href="page.php?variable=1">click</a>
>
> but this doesn't:
>
> <form method="post" action="page.php?variable=1">
> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit">
> </form>
>
> With the "form" method, I still get the "page.php?variable=1" URL, but
> the page opens as if no variables are passed.

I guess you're using something like this:

$_GET['variable']

and since you do a post the value is now in

$_POST['variable']

So better use $_REQUEST['variable'] everytime you pass variables. $_REQUEST contains both
variables passed by get and post.

Stefan


>
> It also doesn't work if I use a hidden form field to pass a variable.
>
> Joe
>

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