Dan Shirah wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 4:54 AM, Mika Jaaksi <mika.jaaksi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I already can get the data from database to a page. Now I want to make link
>> from that data to next page and on that new page it should show all the
>> data
>> that is related.
>>
>> example:
>>
>> data from database
>> -->
>> page1 where listed:
>>
>> band1 (a href)
>> band2 (a href)
>> band3 (a href)
>> ...
>>
>> and when clicking for example band3
>> -->
>> page2 where listed band info:
>>
>> bandname
>> bandhistory
>> bandmembers
>> ...
>>
>> So, how should I do this? Should I somehow use $_POST method to
>> send/deliver
>> band_id to the next page?
>>
>
> You could do several things.
>
> 1) Use javascript to make a link using the band3 value within the Javascript
> to pass the ID to the next page.
>
> Example:
>
> Have a Javascript function -
>
> <script language="JavaScript">
> <!--
> function openWin(band_id) {
> var link
> link = my/directory/display.php?band_id=' + band_id;
> MyWin = window.open(link,"OpenPage");
> MyWin.focus();
> }
> //-->
> </script>
>
> And then call that function when you click on the band you want.
>
> <a href="javascript:openWin('<?php echo $band_id; ?>')"><?php echo $band;
> ?></a>
>
> 2) You could use form objects (radio buttons/check boxes/dropdown box etc)
> to pass the band_id value via POST
>
> Then on your second page all you would have to do is get the value.
>
> Example:
> <input type="radio" tabindex="1" name="band" value="<?php echo $band_id;
> ?>">
> <input type="radio" tabindex="2" name="band" value="<?php echo $band_id;
> ?>">
> <input type="radio" tabindex="3" name="band" value="<?php echo $band_id;
> ?>">
>
> On the second page you would simply check the posted value of you "band"
> radio input:
>
> $band_id = $_POST['band'];
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Dan
>
Maybe too simple, but just use a get var in the link of page1:
<a href="page2.php?band=1">Band1</a>
<a href="page2.php?band=2">Band2</a>
Then in page2 use $_GET['band'] and do your query. (of course checked
and sanitized, yadayada...)
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Thanks!
-Shawn
http://www.spidean.com
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