fast info transfer to next page with $_GET?

SumOking · #1 21-Jun-2006, 17:52

I transfer info to the next page using something like:

PHP Code:


<?php ..
  SELECT a table FROM mysql
  fill one colum in $myarray[].. 
;?>
<html> <body>
  <a href="http://host/page2.php?info=<?php echo $myarray[3];?>&...."</a>
</html> </body>

on http://host/page2.php I use

PHP Code:


$info = $_GET['info'];
....

My problem: $myarray[3] can contain a wole lot of info like an article
with 1000 words.

My question: is it good/fast to use this combination in my case? It seems that it all pops up in the command bar of the browser and it might make my precious visitors angry. Do I have to use $_SESSION?

I learned CSS one week ago...
Greetings
Daniel

CalEvans · #2 21-Jun-2006, 19:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by SumOking

My question: is it good/fast to use this combination in my case? It seems that it all pops up in the command bar of the browser and it might make my precious visitors angry. Do I have to use $_SESSION?

No, it is best not to transfer large blocks of text in a GET. HTTP 1.0 had a limit of like 1024 chrs for a querystring. 1.1 expanded that but it's not unlimited. You would be better off using a POST.

HTH,
=C=

admin · #3 21-Jun-2006, 19:35

1000 words in the URL??? Wow... CalEvans is right, it's a bad (BAD) idea.

Something to consider: http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;q208427

FYI: you should also familiarise yourself with this function: urlencode() when you include (string) data in GET values. If you have a "&" somewhere within the 1000 word article, you're screwed!

SumOking · #4 22-Jun-2006, 17:51

Thank you for your fast reply! It took some time to figure it out.
I am not 100% sure, but I think POST needs a javascript to work
with a href. Still I think POST is a good command to forward Data.
But I didn´t use it.

I used on page1:

PHP Code:


<?php echo "<a href=http://localhost/page.php?number=".$numberfortext." class=\"ali1\"><p2>".$shorttext[$numberfortext]."</p2></a>"; ?>

and on page 2 (on same server!! using same database):

PHP Code:


<?php
     // SELECT......  as on page1
     $lokalNumber = $_GET['number'];
     $myarray=$allTexts;
?>

<html>
     <p1> <?php echo $myarray[$lokalNumber];?> </p1>
            
</html>

Have Fun

admin · #5 22-Jun-2006, 17:59

Yes, this is what people do normally. Send the ID in the url and on the landing page, use the ID to "SELECT" the data from the database.

It's very (VERY) important for you to validate/verify the $_GET['number'] before you insert it into the query. Usually, you would use the mysql_escape_string function but since you are expecting an integer in this particular instance, it is okay to simply to do this:

PHP Code:


<?php
     $_GET['number'] = intval( $_GET['number'] ); // <-- INTEGER ONLY
     // SELECT......  as on page1
     $lokalNumber = $_GET['number'];
     $myarray=$allTexts;
?>

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