PHP question

bena8705 · Dec 20, 2004

Hi, i've noticed that some sights sem to have an extension after the filename, for example on the page i'm on now the URL reads

Code:

.../newthread.php?do=newthread&f=46

What does that mean? I think that do is a variable and newthread is the argument or something?, The same with F?

Basicaly i'm creating a website and want a page that i can post tutorials on, i want to be able to sort by tutorial type and be able to display only certain tutorials etc. How would i go about doing this? I do not want to use a premade script.

cerebus · Dec 20, 2004

The script/file name is everything before the question mark.The query string is everything after the ?, one argument would be each bit of the query string separated by &. each argument here consists of a variable name, assignment operator (=) and the value. The variables are parsed by the script newthread.php once a request is sent, to fetch the appropiate info from appropiate sources.

As for creating a tutorials listing application I have to recommend that you go through a few beginner tutorials on PHP and web applications before getting specific.

yngexec · Dec 23, 2004

Read Up

First off, I mean to convey no crudeness, as a lot of people get defensive when you tell them this.

I would recommend reading as many books and articles as you can get your hands on.

I highly recommend the "...In Easy Steps" series from Mike McGrath available on Barnes & Noble here."...In Easy Steps" series from Mike McGrath available on Barnes & Noble here.

Best of luck to you!

adam_uk · Dec 23, 2004

bena8705 said:
Hi, i've noticed that some sights sem to have an extension after the filename, for example on the page i'm on now the URL reads

Code:

.../newthread.php?do=newthread&f=46

What does that mean? I think that do is a variable and newthread is the argument or something?, The same with F?

Basicaly i'm creating a website and want a page that i can post tutorials on, i want to be able to sort by tutorial type and be able to display only certain tutorials etc. How would i go about doing this? I do not want to use a premade script.

basically each word before = is a variable like cerebus but becarfull with this though if proper security checks are not put in place with this it can cause MAJOR security holes in your code.

deadserious · Dec 23, 2004

Here's a bit of an explanation of how it works. The tutorial is a bit old and could be updated, but it should explain the very basics of using the query string with PHP.

http://namepros.com/showthread.php?t=14664

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