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Haych
Haych

Reputation: 942

Using a php variable in a link(CodeIgniter)

I would like to be able to create a link using a variable (which changes depending on what is outputted from the a database). So if $name = dave, I would like to be able to say: 

www.example.com/$name

which would be the same as:

www.example.com/dave

I have tried the following

foreach($query->result_array() as $row) {
    $name = $row['user_username'];
    echo anchor('User/view/$name', '$name'); 
}

but get the following error:

The URI you submitted has disallowed characters.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 340

Answers (2)

Bram
Bram

Reputation: 2581

If you do 

www.example.com/dave

It will go to a PHP page called dave, I dont think that is what you want.

To use variables in links you have to do something like this

www.example.com?name=dave

Also if you do 

echo anchor('User/view/$name', '$name');

It will post '$name' and not what is in the var. Delete the single quotes: '...'

Upvotes: 2

GluePear
GluePear

Reputation: 7715

The variable shouldn't be in quotes:

echo anchor('User/view/'.$name, $name);

should work.

Upvotes: 2

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