PHP how to redirect the page to a different PHP file?

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I couldn't find much help while I was looking for my answer that's the reason for the question on here.

Basically I have this bit of code :

<a href="manage/10000' . $user["user_id"] . ' " class="user_grop">More Info</span></a>

now how is it possible to get what I am passing ?

Do I make a php file called manage.php ? if so what makes it so that it looks at manage.php ? and then get it through $_GET but how is it possible ?

I am not sure how to go about it so I would appreciate any of yours suggestions.

Thanks

If the code isn't yours and doesn't use a framework, look at the `.htaccess` file on the project base directory. There should be a rewrite containing that link. something like `RewriteRule ^manage/([0-9]+)$ /manage.php?user=$1` — Taha Paksu, Oct 15 '16 at 20:18

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 15 '16 at 20:12

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You need a routing-engine to manage that type of url.

There are many framework that include routing. The most used is Symfony http://symfony.com/doc/current/routing.html

answered Oct 15 '16 at 20:12

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he only needs htaccess and mod_rewrite on. – Taha Paksu Oct 15 '16 at 20:15
i think routing-engine is better for application mantenience – Jacopo Brovida Oct 15 '16 at 20:19

Cristofor · Answer 2 · 2016-10-15T20:24:41.303

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The general syntax would be as follows:

http://domain_name.com/script.php?parameter1=value&parameter2=value

In your case you would have the following assuming that your parameter is user_id:

<a href="manage.php?user_id='.$user["user_id"].'" class="user_grop">More Info</span></a>

In PHP you would use $_GET['user_id'] to fetch the passed value

$userID = $_GET['user_id'];

By including these lines in .htaccess

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^manage\/([0-9]+)$ manage.php?user_id=$1

You could reach the same page with the following syntax:

http://domainname/manage/2313

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answered Oct 15 '16 at 20:15

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can I do it without explicitly including the extension (.php) ? – dark_illusion_909099 Oct 15 '16 at 20:17
Currently I have this rewrite : – dark_illusion_909099 Oct 15 '16 at 20:17
RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteRule ^([^\.]+)$ $1.php [NC,L] – dark_illusion_909099 Oct 15 '16 at 20:17
Yes you can, see the update – Cristofor Oct 15 '16 at 20:23
So I have made changes to my .htaccess , to this – dark_illusion_909099 Oct 15 '16 at 20:29
RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteRule ^([^\.]+)$ $1.php [NC,L] RewriteRule ^manage\/([0-9]+)$ manage.php?user_id=$1 – dark_illusion_909099 Oct 15 '16 at 20:29
try it out, that should work – Cristofor Oct 15 '16 at 20:30
when I click on my link I do get the id however the link is like this : http://localhost/users/manage.php?user_id=33 – dark_illusion_909099 Oct 15 '16 at 20:32
shouldn't replace it to : – dark_illusion_909099 Oct 15 '16 at 20:32
http://localhost/cars/admin/manage/user_id/33 – dark_illusion_909099 Oct 15 '16 at 20:32
the link can only be like this: http://localhost/cars/admin/manage/33 – Cristofor Oct 15 '16 at 20:34
or like this http://localhost/cars/admin/manage.php?user_id=33 – Cristofor Oct 15 '16 at 20:34
localhost/cars/admin/manage/33 this would have been perfect but not happening – dark_illusion_909099 Oct 15 '16 at 20:35
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/125807/discussion-between-cristian-and-jomin-george94). – Cristofor Oct 15 '16 at 20:37

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 18 '21 at 12:37

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Your problem can have two possible solutions:

By creating manage.php file and passing query string to it.

Your code for the link will like this:

<a href="manage.php?user_id=' . $user["user_id"] . ' " class="user_grop">More Info</span></a>

Now on manage.php page, you can access user_id like this:

<?php $user_id = $_GET["user_id"]; ?>

Using .htaccess, create .htaccess file and put the code below in it. .htaccess file must be placed in same dir where your index.php file is.

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?/$1 [L] </IfModule>

Now you can access your query strings on index.php file using $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] global variable.

<a href="manage/10000/' . $user["user_id"] . ' " class="user_grop">More Info</span></a>

Your link to access page must look like above note the / after 10000 else user_id will get merge with 10000

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answered Oct 15 '16 at 20:28

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when I try using the .htaccess it's redirecting me to index.php file – dark_illusion_909099 Oct 15 '16 at 20:38
You can use both `$_GET` or `$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']` on your `index.php` page to access variable. – Web Dev Oct 15 '16 at 20:42
it's routing perfect and this is how the link looks like :http://localhost/users/manage/10000/12 – dark_illusion_909099 Oct 15 '16 at 20:51
but manage.php is not getting called at all – dark_illusion_909099 Oct 15 '16 at 20:51
You will have to use `$value = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']` then `$valArr = explode("/",$value);` now all your values must be stored to `$valArr` and you can access them like `$valArr[0]` – Web Dev Oct 15 '16 at 20:57
if you want to go with `manage.php` way, your link must look like `More Info` Now you will have to use `$_GET['user_id']` to get value. – Web Dev Oct 15 '16 at 21:01
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/125808/discussion-between-mistersuraj-and-jomin-george94). – Web Dev Oct 15 '16 at 21:04

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 15 '16 at 20:15

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If you mean to say that you need to route to a different php file manage.php and get the passed variable from the previous page then either you can modify the link to

"manage.php?val=10000".$user["user_id"]

and then use $_GET to get the passed variable

Or else you can keep the same url use .htaccess to route your request to manage.php?val=$1

or else in frameworks like codeigniter you have routes file where you can define your route.

answered Oct 15 '16 at 20:15

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I didn't want to show the extension (.php) – dark_illusion_909099 Oct 15 '16 at 20:16
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Then you should use htaccess to route your request – Jibin Mathew Oct 15 '16 at 20:17
RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteRule ^([^\.]+)$ $1.php [NC,L] – dark_illusion_909099 Oct 15 '16 at 20:18
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yes you can use rewriterule to route to manage.php without exposing .php extension and the parameter key, typically the way you want the url to be – Jibin Mathew Oct 15 '16 at 20:19

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