Insert Variable into file_get_contents from HTML form

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I've used the answer given here (how do i insert a variable? from a form into a file_get_contents link) however, It is still not working for me.

But this is not working, I do not know why?

$code = $_POST['search']; need to be before the file_get_contents() don't you think? — AbraCadaver
– AbraCadaver, Commented Apr 20, 2015 at 19:29

Funk Forty Niner · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-20 19:29:40Z

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You need to place/assign your POST array and variable first, not after:
(Kind of like putting the horse after the wagon, as it were).

<?php
$code = $_POST['search'];
$json = file_get_contents("http://myurl.com/user=". $code);
$obj = json_decode($json);
?>

Because as it stands, you'd be getting an "Undefined index/variable..." notice, had you been checking for errors.

Add error reporting to the top of your file(s) which will help find errors.

<?php 
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', 1);

// rest of your code

Sidenote: Error reporting should only be done in staging, and never production.

answered Apr 20, 2015 at 19:29

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Funk Forty Niner Over a year ago

@Jay You're welcome Jay. Plus, I didn't see AbraCadaver's comment; I was preparing my answer at the same time it was written. Just for the record ;-)

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