Resolved Sending a name instead of id in a function

[myfayt]

Is it possible to send a name of an item through a GET method, to a function, instead of the classic id?

The link is like this

equipinv.php?x=burn:Blunt Dagger 

Is it possible to click a link and have it find that name in a query and display it?
It'd be the same as $id which would look like:

equipinv.php?x=burn:3912 

But I need it to show the name, and the name has spaces.

[Chris Hick]

Sure, its simple really. You could use something like this when a user clicks on an item:

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Courier New][COLOR=#0000bb]equipinv[/COLOR][COLOR=#007700].[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000bb]php[/COLOR][COLOR=#007700]?[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000bb]x[/COLOR][COLOR=#007700]=[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000bb]burn[/COLOR][COLOR=#007700]:[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000bb]Blunt_Dagger[/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR]

Then, use the get method to retrieve the variable:

$inv = $_GET["x"]; 

Then, use str_replace to replace the _ with a space:

$newInv = str_replace("_", "", $inv); 

[myfayt]

Thanks I will try that, the reason it needs the space is because it has to match the database value exactly by name.

[gvre]

http://www.php.net/urlencode

[myfayt]

Perfect, thanks guys