php link

#1 23-Aug-2003, 01:35

im trying to make a link catch some data form a form and post this is the best i can come up with

PHP Code:


<? $pid = link("$HTTP_POST_VARS['name']"); 

echo($pid);
  ?>

cant get this to work the error message i get

Warning: Wrong parameter count for link() in /home/sites/site15/web/pmsg2.php on line 101

JdS · #2 23-Aug-2003, 08:42

What are you trying to do?

Whatever you're using it for, you're supposed to give it 2 string values. e.g. $result = link( '/target', '/link' );

I personally have not used this particular function since it doesn't seem to be supported in the version of PHP (for Windows) that I use.

BTW, it's preferred that you use $_POST['name'] instead of $HTTP_POST_VARS['name'] if you're using the latest version of PHP (i.e. 4.2+).

#3 23-Aug-2003, 09:06

what i need it to do is if someone types in sesilva that will send the message to sesilva.txt i need it to add a link at the buttom saying view msg here and it will link to whatever they typed .txt
like sesilva will send them to sesilva.txt i hope i said this so you can under stanmd what im saying

JdS · #4 23-Aug-2003, 09:32

Oh I see...

Perhaps this is something you can try to work on:

PHP Code:


<?php
// START OF CUSTOM FUNCTIONS
function make_link( $url, $title, $target='' )
{
  $target = ( empty($target) ? '' : ' target="'.$target.'"' );
  return( '<a href="'.$url.'"'.$target.'>'.$title.'</a>' );
}

function make_link_msg( $filename )
{
  $filename = strip_tags( $filename );
  return( make_link($filename.'.txt', 'View Message Here', '_blank') );
}
// END OF CUSTOM FUNCTIONS


// So now, we can create the link from our $_POST['name']
// assuming $_POST['name'] == 'desilva'
echo make_link_msg( $_POST['name'] );
// should output:
// <a href="desilva.txt" target="_blank">View Message Here</a>
?>

#5 23-Aug-2003, 09:40

what i need it to do is if someone types in sesilva that will send the message to sesilva.txt i need it to add a link at the buttom saying view msg here and it will link to whatever they typed .txt
like sesilva will send them to sesilva.txt i hope i said this so you can under stanmd what im saying

never worked with links befor in php

this is the best i can come up with

i get a error message

PHP Code:


<? link($HTTP_POST_VARS['name'] . '.txt'); ?>

Wrong parameter count for link() in

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php link

i need

Custom make_link() function in PHP

i dont need it to be already set to a file