$_GET
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Last Post: February 27, 2009 (RSS)
By (Deleted User) - October 16, 2008
I pass some $_GET around in most of my url's to a control file(usually index.php at document root) that I run through a switch statement allowing me to set some variables needed for each page of the site.
When setting up the query array for the detail of a 'product' I see where you are calling a function where RecordNumberInUrl(1).
I have been tacking on the $record['num'] to a $_GET variable of my choice to the end of the url in calling the detail page and it has been working so far.
example: http://warther.org/index1.php?page=carvingsDetail&carving=2
My question is: what is the argument '1' that is being passed into the function?
It seems to work this way too and im not sure why:
http://warther.org/index1.php?carving=2&page=carvingsDetail
How does it know to use $_GET['carving'] in the query?
What I am afraid of is that it will break if I continue to use this method. The client has access to continue to create records through the CMS.
When setting up the query array for the detail of a 'product' I see where you are calling a function where RecordNumberInUrl(1).
I have been tacking on the $record['num'] to a $_GET variable of my choice to the end of the url in calling the detail page and it has been working so far.
example: http://warther.org/index1.php?page=carvingsDetail&carving=2
My question is: what is the argument '1' that is being passed into the function?
It seems to work this way too and im not sure why:
http://warther.org/index1.php?carving=2&page=carvingsDetail
How does it know to use $_GET['carving'] in the query?
What I am afraid of is that it will break if I continue to use this method. The client has access to continue to create records through the CMS.
Re: [seyrich] $_GET
By Dave - October 17, 2008
Hi Seyrich,
Sure no problem. For the second query it doesn't know how to use $_GET['carving'], there's no record number on the end of the url so it's just returning the first record it finds in the database.
Here's what whereRecordNumberInUrl(1) does:
If there's a number on the end of the url it returns: num = '$num'.
So in the case of this url: http://warther.org/index1.php?page=carvingsDetail&carving=2
These two would do the same thing:
'where' => whereRecordNumberInUrl(1),
'where' => " num = '2' ",
If there's no number on the end of the url it returns the value in the brackets. When that is 1 it just returns the first record found (any record).
So for this url: http://warther.org/index1.php?carving=2&page=carvingsDetail
These two would do the same thing:
'where' => whereRecordNumberInUrl(1),
'where' => " 1 ",
If you know you're always going to have the record number in $_GET['carving'] you could use that like this:
'where' => "num = '" .mysql_real_ecape_string(@$_GET['carving']). "'",
Hope that helps, let me know if you have any other questions about that.
Sure no problem. For the second query it doesn't know how to use $_GET['carving'], there's no record number on the end of the url so it's just returning the first record it finds in the database.
Here's what whereRecordNumberInUrl(1) does:
If there's a number on the end of the url it returns: num = '$num'.
So in the case of this url: http://warther.org/index1.php?page=carvingsDetail&carving=2
These two would do the same thing:
'where' => whereRecordNumberInUrl(1),
'where' => " num = '2' ",
If there's no number on the end of the url it returns the value in the brackets. When that is 1 it just returns the first record found (any record).
So for this url: http://warther.org/index1.php?carving=2&page=carvingsDetail
These two would do the same thing:
'where' => whereRecordNumberInUrl(1),
'where' => " 1 ",
If you know you're always going to have the record number in $_GET['carving'] you could use that like this:
'where' => "num = '" .mysql_real_ecape_string(@$_GET['carving']). "'",
Hope that helps, let me know if you have any other questions about that.
Dave Edis - Senior Developer
interactivetools.com
interactivetools.com
Re: [Dave] $_GET
By (Deleted User) - October 17, 2008
Thank you. That is exactly what I needed to know. I can do so much more with this now.
The more I use this system the more and more I like it. I'm finding it very flexible and yet thorough compared to other systems I have attempted to use.
-Shane
The more I use this system the more and more I like it. I'm finding it very flexible and yet thorough compared to other systems I have attempted to use.
-Shane
Re: [jposwald] $_GET
On a related note, how do I get CMS Builder to ignore the $_GET items. I am passing info that I don't want built into the WHERE clause.
Thanks,
Doug
Thanks,
Doug
Re: [dougdrury] $_GET
By ross - February 27, 2009
Hi Doug
To stop the $_GET[] from being used in the where clause, you can add:
'allowSearch' => '0',
to your list viewer code like this:
Does that sound like it would work? Let me know :).
To stop the $_GET[] from being used in the where clause, you can add:
'allowSearch' => '0',
to your list viewer code like this:
list($newsRecords, $newsMetaData) = getRecords(array(
'tableName' => 'news',
'allowSearch' => '0',
));Does that sound like it would work? Let me know :).
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