PHP Post in url

Question

Good day,

I have a very simple script:

<?php
$first=$_POST['first'];
echo "$first";
?>

I want a the user to be able to type something into the url bar say www.test.com/test.php?first=aa;

then echo aa.

How is this possible?

j08691 · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-19 17:58:21Z

4

Change

$first=$_POST['first'];

to

$first=$_GET['first'];

OR

$first=$_REQUEST['first'];

answered Feb 19, 2013 at 17:58

j08691

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It might be a good idea to read up on the PHP documentation for those variables.

mika · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-19 17:58:29Z

2

Use GET instead of POST

$_GET["first"]

answered Feb 19, 2013 at 17:58

mika

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Additionally, you should replace echo "$first"; with echo htmlspecialchars("$first");

Vilma Miranda · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-19 18:05:37Z

0

Whenever you're trying get the content of variable through your url you use:

$_GET['variable_name']

otherwise you use

$_POST['variable_name']

answered Feb 19, 2013 at 18:05

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