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SOURAV
SOURAV

Reputation: 314

How to get a value from php url

I send data using header in php through this code.

$msg="ljqefnjnf";
header("Location: search.php?sms=".$msg);

and my url is :

localhost/search.php?sms=ljqefnjnf

How to get the sms data in search.php file

Upvotes: 0

Views: 58

Answers (5)

user4457363
user4457363

Reputation:

Indeed, like @Rahautos said, you can use both $_GET or $_REQUEST global but don't forget that everything which is passed in your url can be "hijacked". You should make tests on what you get from it.

For example, never do that.

<?php
    $sms = $_GET['sms'];
    unlink($sms . '.php');
?>

You can do, instead of it

<?php
    $sms = $_GET['sms'];
    $allowed_files = array('conf', 'tmp');
    if (in_array($sms, $allowed_files) {
        unlink($sms . '.php');
    }
?>

Upvotes: 0

Henders
Henders

Reputation: 1215

The value you seek is in the $_GET array which holds all the values of arguments passed in through a URL.

In your case you would want to do this:

$message = $_GET['sms'];

But it could be anything in that array. For example if you have this URL search.php?fruit=apple&color=purple then you would do this: 

$fruit = $_GET['fruit'];
$color = $_GET['color'];

You should note though, never blindly trust a user's input without validating it first. You can leave yourself open to attacks such as Injection Attacks

Upvotes: 0

Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma

Reputation: 6661

use PHP $_GET or $_REQUEST

$sms = $_GET['sms'];
$sms = $_REQUEST['sms'];

$_REQUEST, by default, contains the contents of $_GET, $_POST and $_COOKIE.

Upvotes: 0

Ashley
Ashley

Reputation: 1489

You need to use PHP's $_GET.

$sms = $_GET['sms'];

Upvotes: 1

Niranjan N Raju
Niranjan N Raju

Reputation: 11987

use $_GET

$sms = $_GET['sms'];

Just see this for more information

Upvotes: 2

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