Inserting Javascript variable in php

Question

I'm passing some variables from one page form to another from AWeber. They provide Javascript to do this, but I'm trying to do it with PHP, because I don't know javascript. However, the variable names have spaces and () in them, which PHP doesn't like, so I'm trying to figure out how to get the variables to recognize.....

AWeber uses input field names such as "name (awf_first)" and "name (awf_last)", so my php is:

<?php 
    $email=$_GET['email'];
    $awf_first=$_GET['name (awf_first)'];
    $awf_last=$_GET['name (awf_last)']; ?>

but the first and last fields don't work - I assume because of the space and parens. I can't change them because that's what AWeber uses...is there a way to escape them or get them to work somehow?

Thanks!

Try using $_REQUEST. The spaces and parentheses should not be a problem. — user1726343
– user1726343, Commented Oct 31, 2012 at 19:07
print_r($_REQUEST) will show all variables you're getting from that page — Tom
– Tom, Commented Oct 31, 2012 at 19:16

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:25:10Z

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Try with:

$awf_first=$_GET['name_(awf_first)'];
$awf_last=$_GET['name_(awf_last)'];

As PHP transform the spaces for underscores in the variable names passed on the query string.

For the explanation about this PHP behaviour it's well explained in https://stackoverflow.com/a/283781/352672

edited May 23, 2017 at 10:25

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answered Oct 31, 2012 at 19:14

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Damien Pirsy Over a year ago

Nice, I knew about the dots but didn't know about the spaces

Nelson Benítez León Over a year ago

Yes, these are some of PHP quirks.

Nelson Benítez León Over a year ago

@kgarrett I'm glad this worked for you, also remember to accept answer :-)

user1026130 · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-31 19:19:30Z

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I did the opposite once (PHP to Javascript), but I'm pretty sure it would work too for Javascript to PHP. It wouldn't be the cleanest solution, AJAX is better in my opinion, but still, you can try this out.

First, you have a PHP file who is passed as a Javascript file with this line at the top of your PHP file.

<?php header('Content-type: text/javascript'); ?>

What I used to do is this (PHP to Javascript):

var javascriptVariable = <?php echo("lala") ?>;

but for you, it would be the opposite (Javascript to PHP):

<? $var = ?> javascriptVariable;

Let me know if it works.

answered Oct 31, 2012 at 19:19

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