1. Embed it as a
hidden field in your form, or
<input
type=”hidden” name=”myVariable” value=”Your value” />
Now you
can access in the page inside action with the
method GET/POST.
2. Add it your
forms action URL
<form method="POST" action="Page2.php?myVariable1='xyz'.&myVariable2='abc'>
It will
create a variable which will be accessible through $_GET[] array.
Example:
//Original
page : t1.php
<html>
<body>
<?php
$x="Hello" ; ?>
<a
href="t2.php?v=<?php echo $x; ?>" >Hi</a>
</body>
</html>
Next Page
: t2.php
<?php
$x=$_GET['v'];
echo $x;
?>
3.Sessions/Cookie
would be good choice for you.
Session:
//On page
1
$_SESSION['varname']
= $var_value;
//On page
2
$var_value
= $_SESSION['varname'];
Remember to run the session_start()
statement on both these pages before you try to access the $_SESSION array, and
also before any output is sent to the browser.
Example: Code
of page1.php
<?php // page1.php
session_start();
echo
'Welcome to page #1';
$_SESSION['favcolor']
= 'green';
// Works if session
cookie was accepted
echo
'<br /><a href="page2.php">page 2</a>';
?>
Code for Page2.php
<?php // page2.php
session_start();
echo
'Welcome to page #2<br />';
echo
$_SESSION['favcolor']; // green
?>
Cookie:
//One
page 1
$_COOKIE['varname']
= $var_value;
//On page
2
$var_value =
$_COOKIE['varname'];
The big difference between sessions and cookies are that the value of the variable will be stored on the server if you're
using sessions, and on the client if you're using cookies.
I can't
think of any good reason to use cookies instead of sessions, except if you want
data to persist between sessions, but even then it's perhaps better to store it
in a DB, and retrieve it based on a username or id.
HTML / HTTP is stateless, in other words, what you did / saw on the
previous page, is completely disconnected with the current page. Except
if you use something like sessions, cookies or GET / POST variables. Sessions
and cookies are quite easy to use, with session being by far more secure than
cookies. More secure, but not completely secure.
