Using PHP to parse URL and provide it as variable to HTML

Question

Since I couldn't find the answer to this question anywhere, so here comes the question. But before that, Thanks to anyone who answers/helps in anyway.

The pseudo-code of the index.php page is:

    <html>
            <head><script>
        <?php
        $links = parse_ini_file('links.ini');
        if(isset($_GET['l']) && array_key_exists($_GET['l'], $links)){
        $my_phpvar = $links[$_GET['l']];
        }
        else{
        header('HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found');
        echo 'Unknown link.';
        }
        ?>
        var myjsvar= <?php echo $my_phpvar; ?>
        function go(){
        document.cookie = "visited=; expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT";
        window.location.href = "myjsvar";
            }
</script></head>
    <body><a id="myA1" href="javascript:go();" target="_blank">Click</a></body>
            </html>

As is evident, in the above code the myjsvar comes from my_phpvar, and my_phpvar comes from a seperate file links.ini (sorry if I'm boring you, since it's all evident in the code, but I don't wanna miss anything out for anyone who can help)

I have added some rules to the .htaccess file in the root of this directory where index.php is located. The rules that have been added are

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond $1 !^(index\.php)
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?l=$1 [L]

The links.ini file looks like this:

ex = https://www.example.com

So the Main Issue is: When I browse the URL http://www.yoursite.com/short/index.php?l=ex , and Click the Button to initiate the function go(), it doesn't take me to the website https://www.example.com

Once again, Thanks to anyone who solves/helps to solve the issue.

hjpotter92 · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-10 06:20:26Z

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Enclose jsvar inside quotes:

var myjsvar = "<?php echo $my_phpvar; ?>";

and later, use it as a variable (and not sring):

window.location.href = myjsvar;

answered Oct 10, 2015 at 6:20

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Saumya Banthia Over a year ago

Thank you so much. Didn't look at the basics and my mind was going haywire. Thank you so much once again.

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