Pass a php variable through a javascript redirect html?

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I am making a SQL table viewing page through PHP, and I am trying to create popup windows through links in the table. I have a php variable $formID I am making a popup window by echoing a javascript script, like

echo "<td style='border:1px solid black;'>'<script type=\'text/javascript\'>window.open(\'awards.php?formID\',\'Window1\',
\'menubar=no,width=430,height=360,toolbar=no\');</script>'</td>";

would that pass $formID to awards.PHP or am i doing it wrong?

@sachleen I copypasted this code from a tutorial and I'm trying to make it fit my needs, fixed that as well — lonewaft
– lonewaft, Commented Sep 15, 2012 at 18:17

Mayank K. Swami · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-15 18:23:18Z

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awards.php?formID this will not the pass form id since php does not recognize it as a variable and replace with its value . Use the awards.php?form_id={$formID}

you recieve the variable like $getformID = $_GET['form_id'];

edited Sep 15, 2012 at 18:23

answered Sep 15, 2012 at 18:17

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lonewaft Over a year ago

and from awards.php do i recieve the variable like $formID = $_GET['formID']; ?

Night2 · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-15 18:20:04Z

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Try this:

echo '<td style="border: 1px solid black;"><script type="text/javascript">window.open(\'awards.php?formID='.urlencode($formID).'\', \'Window1\', \'menubar=no,width=430,height=360,toolbar=no\');</script></td>';

From awards.php you can get it like this:

$formID = urldecode($_GET['formID']);

answered Sep 15, 2012 at 18:20

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sachleen · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-15 18:20:47Z

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echo "<td style='border:1px solid black;'><script type='text/javascript'>window.open('awards.php?formID={$formID}','Window1','menubar=no,width=430,height=360,toolbar=no');</script></td>";

That will probably work. Then on your other page, get the value with $_GET['formID'].

You don't need to escape the single quotes because they're all in a set of double quotes. You only need to do that if you're nesting quotes of the same kind.

You could also do something like this:

"part of your string " . $formID . " rest of my string";

or

"part of your string {$formID} rest of my string."

More info on this Complex (curly) syntax

answered Sep 15, 2012 at 18:20

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Diego Pino Over a year ago

It's possible to embed PHP variables inside a string directly, like: "part of your string $formID rest of my string". The curly braces syntax is handy if you want to embed a variable that is an element of an array or a member of an object, i.e: "part of your string {$this->formId} rest of my string"

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