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session in a link or database?

Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:57 am
by textahead
Heres a curly one for yous.
I have about 20 links on a page that I need to have a variable associated with it
Ie: if you click on the link

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<a href=USA.php>NEW YORK</A>
it will take you to USA.php but display the city of New York at the top of the page. the next link would be

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<a href=USA.php>Detroit</A>
this would also take you to the USA.php but would display Detroit at the top of the page and so on
The way I imagine this would work is by something like this

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<a href=USA.php<?php[$USA=New York]?> New York </a>
<a href=USA.php<?php[$USA=Detroit]?> Detroit</a>
i would then have to pass the variable $USA to a session so that it carrys to the next page and is displayed.

Am I on the right track or is there a better way of doing this?

I would also like other things to change not just the name at the top but If i can figure out how to carry a different value for one of 20 or so links/variable across to one page I think I could work the rest out.
Cheers in advance

Re: session in a link or database?

Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:33 am
by Reviresco

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<a href="USA.php?city=new_york">NEW YORK</a>
<a href="USA.php?city=detroit">DETROIT</a>
<a href="USA.php?city=chicago">CHICAGO</a>