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PHP

Alex Watts
Alex Watts
8,396 Points
Posted by Alex Watts
Alex Watts
8,396 Points

What does '?status = thanks' do in PHP?

Hello,

I do not know what '?status = thanks' does in my PHP code (see below):

header("location:index.php?status=thanks");

Thanks :)

2 Answers

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

It sets a $_GET variable status, equal to thanks

That's helpful, cause later in your code, you can check if $_GET['status'] is set, and if so, is it $_GET['status'] == 'thanks', and if that's true, you can show your "Thank You" message confidently to your user, thanking them for the action they just took (like a form submit).

Alex Watts
Alex Watts
8,396 Points
Alex Watts
Alex Watts
8,396 Points

Ok thanks, this makes more sense now :)