$_GET not working in my website

Question

I am new to PHP and started learning using w3cschools. I made simple GET query to get query string from URL.

<?php 
$string = $_GET['q'];

var_dump($string);

?>

I saw this post. But it did not help me wither. Any suggestion and guidelines would be helpful.

Do you use .htaccess RewriteRule with query like index.php?page=your_page ? — Xenofexs, Mar 03 '16 at 11:25
No, I dont use .htacess file. I only have index.php file. and it contains only that code. — Apan Madhesh, Mar 03 '16 at 11:30
For curiosity, what append if you do : `var_dump($_REQUEST)`; ? And what is the URL you use ? — Xenofexs, Mar 03 '16 at 11:32
Hi, @Suresh: helped. It seems it was wp_engine problem they said, they disable request_order for security reason. since, WP_ENGINE hosts only wordpress was their problem looks fine now. Thanks any way. — Apan Madhesh, Mar 03 '16 at 11:37

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 03 '16 at 11:22

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If $_GET is not working I suggest you check request order status in php.ini file.

simply call function phpinfo() and search for "request_order" it should be set to GP. I had same issue and this solved my problem. Check the screenshot.

answered Mar 03 '16 at 11:22

Suresh KUMAR Mukhiya

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Hi, suresh. I see my request_order is set to no value as well. – Apan Madhesh Mar 03 '16 at 11:24
I had exactly same issue. which hosting is that. Check this post.http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21567004/having-utm-in-the-url-string-breaks-the-get-variable-in-wordpress – Suresh KUMAR Mukhiya Mar 03 '16 at 11:26
I am using wpengine too. I am planning to host my blog using wordpress. – Apan Madhesh Mar 03 '16 at 11:29
Please do check with wp-engine. request_order is often disabled by wp-engine like shown in the post . That should solve this problem. I had same issue before. – Suresh KUMAR Mukhiya Mar 03 '16 at 11:32
Thanks called a minute and they recognized the issue in a minute. The post you gave me helped. Thank you so much. – Apan Madhesh Mar 03 '16 at 11:34
Now worries. I am happy to help. – Suresh KUMAR Mukhiya Mar 03 '16 at 11:35

Bonatti · Answer 2 · 2016-03-03T12:16:56.037

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Suppose the following:

mypage.php:

<php var_dump($_GET['q']); ?>

For this to work, you would need to reach the server:

"http://" + Your Server Address + "/" + The Folder + "mypage.php" + "?q=" + a value.

Then, it would output the information; Example:

http://localhost/mypage.php?q=something

edited Mar 03 '16 at 12:16

answered Mar 03 '16 at 11:24

Bonatti

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$_GET not working in my website

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