[php] PHP Pass variable to next page

It seems pretty simple but I can't find a good way to do it.

Say in the first page I create a variable

$myVariable = "Some text";

And the form's action for that page is "Page2.php". So in Page2.php, how can I have access to that variable? I know I can do it with sessions but I think it's too much for a simple string, and I do only need to pass a simple string (a file name).

How can I achieve this?

Thanks!

There are three method to pass value in php.

• By post
• By get
• By making session variable

These three method are used for different purpose.For example if we want to receive our value on next page then we can use 'post' ($_POST) method as:-

$a=$_POST['field-name'];

If we require the value of variable on more than one page than we can use session variable as:-

$a=$_SESSION['field-name];

Before using this Syntax for creating SESSION variable we first have to add this tag at the very beginning of our php page

session_start(); 

GET method are generally used to print data on same page which used to take input from user. Its syntax is as:

$a=$_GET['field-name'];

POST method are generally consume more secure than GET because when we use Get method than it can display the data in URL bar.If the data is more sensitive data like password then it can be inggeris.

Sessions would be the only good way, you could also use GET/POST but that would be potentially insecure.

try this code

using hidden field we can pass php varibale to another page

page1.php

<?php $myVariable = "Some text";?>
<form method="post" action="page2.php">
 <input type="hidden" name="text" value="<?php echo $myVariable; ?>">
 <button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>

pass php variable to hidden field value so you can access this variable into another page

page2.php

<?php
 $text=$_POST['text'];
 echo $text;
?>

**page 1**
<form action="exapmple.php?variable_name=$value" method="POST"> 
    <button>
        <input  type="hidden" name="x">
    </button>
</form>`

page 2

if(isset($_POST['x'])) {
    $new_value=$_GET['variable_name'];
}

Passing data in the request

You could either embed it as a hidden field in your form, or add it your forms action URL

 echo '<input type="hidden" name="myVariable" value="'.
     htmlentities($myVariable).'">';

or

echo '<form method="POST" action="Page2.php?myVariable='.
    urlencode($myVariable).'">";

Note this also illustrates the use of htmlentities and urlencode when passing data around.

Passing data in the session

If the data doesn't need to be passed to the client side, then sessions may be more appropriate. Simply call session_start() at the start of each page, and you can get and set data into the $_SESSION array.

Security

Since you state your value is actually a filename, you need to be aware of the security ramifications. If the filename has arrived from the client side, assume the user has tampered with the value. Check it for validity! What happens when the user passes the path to an important system file, or a file under their control? Can your script be used to "probe" the server for files that do or do not exist?

As you are clearly just getting started here, its worth reminding that this goes for any data which arrives in $_GET, $_POST or $_COOKIE - assume your worst enemy crafted the contents of those arrays, and code accordingly!

Sessions would be the only good way, you could also use GET/POST but that would be potentially insecure.

Passing data in the session If the data doesn't need to be passed to the client-side, then sessions may be more appropriate. Simply call session_start() at the start of each page, and you can get and set data into the $_SESSION array.

Security Since you state your value is actually a filename, you need to be aware of the security ramifications. If the filename has arrived from the client-side, assume the user has tampered with the value. Check it for validity! What happens when the user passes the path to an important system file or a file under their control? Can your script be used to "probe" the server for files that do or do not exist?

As you are clearly just getting started here, it is worth reminding that this goes for any data which arrives in $_GET, $_POST or $_COOKIE - assume your worst enemy crafted the contents of those arrays, and code accordingly!

Thanks for the answers above. Here's how I did it, I hope it helps those who follow. I'm looking to pass a registration number from one page to another, hence regName and regValue:

Create your first page, call it set_reg.php:

<?php

session_start();

$_SESSION['regName'] = $regValue;

?>

<form method="get" action="get_reg.php">
    <input type="text" name="regName" value="">
    <input type="submit">
</form>

Create your second page, call it get_reg.php:

<?php

session_start();

$regValue = $_GET['regName'];

echo "Your registration is: ".$regValue.".";

?>

<p><a href="set_reg.php">Back to set_reg.php</a>

Although not as comprehensive as the answer above, for my purposes this illustrates in simple fashion the relationship between the various elements.