Simple idiot-proof $_REQUEST[] meets idiot !! PLEASE LOOK !!

[m300zx]

hi guys,

going nuts here. WATCH variable "cd". WHY WON'T IT PRINT !!!

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my PHP code:
if ($access) { echo " onclick=\"x=eventWin('index.php?cP=11&id=".$eid."&cd=".$date."'); x.focus(); return false;\""; }

generates this source code:
<div class="item point" style="color: #000000; background: #FF4444;" onclick="x=eventWin('index.php?cP=11&amp;id=3&amp;cd=2012-02-29'); x.focus(); return false;" onmouseover="...

then I echo:
echo "event ID: " . $_REQUEST['id'] . "<br />";
echo "calendar's Date: " . $_REQUEST['cd'] . "<br />";
die();

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all vars present in URL, but just the value for id prints... why not cd!! have tried re-arranging things and substituting literal values with no luck, and no more ideas.

any ideas at all are welcome! thank you!

[logic_earth]

Run var_dump on $_GET. And do not use $_REQUEST...

var_dump( $_GET ); 

[m300zx]

Run var_dump on $_GET. And do not use $_REQUEST...

var_dump( $_GET ); 

done, getting:
array(1) { ["cP"]=> string(2) "11" } , that's all she wrote... ???

[m300zx]

var_dump($_GET['cd']);

returns NULL

[m300zx]

if I swap $date and $id then $date WILL print, and id does not...

var dump for all 3:
print "event ID: " . $_REQUEST['id'] . "<br />";
print "calendar's Date: " . $_REQUEST['cd'] . "<br />";
var_dump($_REQUEST['cP']); // prints string(2) "11"
var_dump($_REQUEST['id']); // prints string(1) "3"
var_dump($_REQUEST['cd']); // prints NULL
die();

[m300zx]

thanks ROBINGAGA, but do not understand your message...

[ahundiak]

I'm guessing your javascript has an error in it. Use something like firebug to see exactly what is being sent back to the server.

[StarLion]

What exactly is supposed to fill 'cd'?

[m300zx]

What exactly is supposed to fill 'cd'?

it's a date. see source code below

my PHP code:
if ($access) { echo " onclick=\"x=eventWin('index.php?cP=11&amp;id=".$eid."&amp;cd=".$date."'); x.focus(); return false;\""; }

generates this source code:
<div class="item point" style="color: #000000; background: #FF4444;" onclick="x=eventWin('index.php?cP=11&amp;id=3&amp;cd=2012-02-29'); x.focus(); return false;" onmouseover="...

[StarLion]

and what's the code for eventWin? Cause it's not a standard function afaik...

[m300zx]

Thanks StarLion... I am modifying someone else's code to suit my needs. am adding one var to URL string. upon closer examination I see I am in over my head. would appreciate greatly any help with this! need to make sense of this:

the problem lies somewhere in here: // runs AFTER my mod

$link='%<a\s[^<>]*?href="http://([\w-_./?&=#]{5,})"[^<>]*?>([^<>]*?)</a>%';
$_POST["description"] = preg_replace($link,'[$1|$2]',$row["description"]);

looks like I need to add a 3rd field to $link but will struggle with syntax.. do you happen to know correct format please?