Passing Variables around

[SmileeTiger]

I just finished redirecting a user to a web page by using:
header("Location: studoptions.php?StudentNumber=$StudentNumber" //Send them to the student //options screen
exit;

However I don't want the student number to show up in the URL but I still want to pass the variable to the next page. How can I do this?

Cory

 

[rhowes]

Hi

You can use session variables. At the top of each page (referrer and referee) do:

<?php
session_register(StudentNumber); //without the $

The Student number will be remembered until the user closes the browser.

Cheers
Richard

 

[stakadush]

you could create a session for the user, and store the student number in the session.
basically it should be something like (it all depends on you php configuration):

<?php
session_register(&quot;StudentNumber&quot;);
$HTTP_SESSION_VARS[&quot;StudentNumber&quot;] = $StudentNumber;

header(&quot;Location: studoptions.php&quot; . $SID); //Send them to the student //options screen
?>

you should go and read about sessions to make sure it works the way you want it to (

http://www.php.net/session)

good luck (-:

 

[mcvdmvs]

Without using cookies, maybe u can encode the student number, then it shows up in the URL but it isnt readable or making any sense to anybody... mcvdmvs
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