Is it possible to add GET statements to a URL when submitting a form to self?

Question

Is it possible to have a link submit to self with GET variables in it?

<a href='#?id=1234&c=2' data-toggle='modal' data-target='#mymodal'></a>

Then when clicked the URL would look like this -

example.com/test.php?msg=hello#?id=1234&c=2

But it doesn't work / PHP doesn't see any of the variables after the #.

I have the following code on the same page (for testing) -

echo $_GET['id'];

And I want it to echo 1234

Is there another way to do this?

Thanks!

Parse the query string, add the variables you want, rebuild the query string. — jeroen, Oct 04 '17 at 20:08
Wait, hold on. Is it a link, or are you submitting a form? Those are two separate things. — Don't Panic, Oct 04 '17 at 20:11
I am not submitting a form, just a link. I got a little mixed up. — AS3, Oct 04 '17 at 21:25
In that case, check this Q&A: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5809774/manipulate-a-url-string-by-adding-get-parameters?noredirect=1&lq=1 — Don't Panic, Oct 05 '17 at 12:59

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 04 '17 at 21:41

If you want the query params you should put them before "#" and not after. When You put them after it, then your php script "won't see" them. Check out this answer on superuser for more.

Also your url example "example.com/test.php?msg=hello#?id=1234&c=2" has 2 "?" in it and it should not.

Is it possible to add GET statements to a URL when submitting a form to self?

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