Im am very new to PHP (although i am programmed in object-c programming for iOS and this is why i need this). I need to get the username and password out of a post url and into variables for example this: http://url.com/phpFile.php?username=TheUsernameToGetOut&password=ThePasswordToGetOut Many Thanks
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Do you mean a POST or a GET request? PHP handles those differently. Your link suggest you mean a GET request, but you're saying POST... so it's confusing.Florian Margaine– Florian Margaine2012-04-29 12:54:06 +00:00Commented Apr 29, 2012 at 12:54
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You can find the parameters sent in the url (Get parameters) through the super global array $_GET. example:
$username = $_GET['username'];
$password = $_GET['password'];
If the parameters were sent instead via a post (posting a form) then they will be available through the $_POST super global array. example:
$username = $_POST['username'];
$password = $_POST['password'];
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You should never use a query string to pass such a sensitive information like username and password.
So, there should be just http://example.com/phpFile.php accessed with POST method and thus you will get your variables vis
$username = $_POST['username'];
$password = $_POST['password'];
answered Apr 29, 2012 at 13:16
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All the GET parameters will be stored in $_GET global array and all POST parameters will be stored in $_POST
$username = $_POST['username']
$password = $_POST['password']
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You need to get the username and password from url. So why are you using $_POST It will not work. Use $_GET or $_REQUEST
$username = $_POST['username'];
$password = $_POST['password'];
