New To PHP- Please Help

I. I have a set of pages named:
order.php@level=10
order.php@level=20
order.php@level=30
ect...

However, my pages link to:
order.php?level=10
order.php?level=20
order.php?level=30
ect...

Thus, the pages are not found.

If I try and rename the pages to:
order.php?level=10
order.php?level=20
order.php?level=30
ect...

I get an error saying that "?" is not a valid filename character.

If I change the links to:
order.php@level=10
order.php@level=20
order.php@level=30
ect...

The source code is displayed, and the page isn't rendered.

Please help.

Thank you very much!

You create one page named order.php and then get the level via $_GET['level'] ... you don't create pages with the parameters..

Thats because the filenames are order.php the ? indicates that there is a variable attached to the url. You must have PHP installed on the server or it will show the source code or ask you to download the file.
I suggest you read some tutorials.

Just beaten to it

You create one page named order.php and then get the level via $_GET['level'] ... you don't create pages with the parameters..

Where do the parameters do than?

Thanks again.

Well you'll create the file say.

order.php

<?php
echo $_GET['level'];
?>


then to add parameters you'll make links to the page like order.php?parameter=value in your case order.php?level=10 and if you use the echo sample I showed it'll output the value 10.. or atleast its should..

So:

<?php
echo $_GET['level'];
?>


OK, but how do I set each level? This just says that I am using level as a parameter. Different levels should show different options on the page.

Well in that case it'll be like

<?php

if ($_GET['level'] == 10)
{
// Do something for level 10
}

elseif ($_GET['level'] == 20)
{
// Do something for level 20
}
// etc
else
{
// Level not valid
}

?>

Well in that case it'll be like

<?php

if ($_GET['level'] == 10)
{
// Do something for level 10
}

elseif ($_GET['level'] == 20)
{
// Do something for level 20
}
// etc
else
{
// Level not valid
}

?>


OK. So, each page shows different content, and when you press Order, it brings you to a page to purchase what was displayed on the page.

Where do I say what contect each level shows?

Example (hosting)
order.php?level=10
Space: 10GB
Bandwidth: 100GB/monthly
Price: $10/month

order.php?level=20
Space: 20GB
Bandwidth: 200GB/monthly
Price: $20/month

order.php?level=30
Space: 30GB
Bandwidth: 300GB/monthly
Price: $30/month

Where each of those options shows on their respective parameter.

Well if you're using a button you can use the form e.g.

<form action="order.php" method="GET">
<input type="hidden" name="level" value="10" />
<input type="submit" value="Order" />
</form>


and then it'll pass the value level to the order page.. or you could use post..
alternatively you could use


<form action="order.php?level=10">
<input type="submit" value="Order" />
</form>


this is implying you'll have 1 for each order button..


Full example

Space: 10GB
Bandwidth: 100GB/monthly
Price: $10/month
<form action="order.php?level=10">
<input type="submit" value="Order" />
</form>
<br />
<br />

Space: 20GB
Bandwidth: 200GB/monthly
Price: $20/month
<form action="order.php?level=20">
<input type="submit" value="Order" />
</form>
<br />
<br />

Space: 30GB
Bandwidth: 300GB/monthly
Price: $30/month
<form action="order.php?level=30">
<input type="submit" value="Order" />
</form>

I got the idea from here:

http://parentchild411.com/advertise.php


That is exactly what I need. You will see when you click on Order Now what I mean.

macwiz, they are simply using a link... like:

<a href="order.php?level=10"><img src="imagehere.jpg" /></a> <----(they are not doing it exactly like that, but you get the point)

Then you would retrieve the variable like Iszak said, with the GET method.

macwiz, they are simply using a link... like:

<a href="order.php?level=10"><img src="imagehere.jpg" /></a> <----(they are not doing it exactly like that, but you get the point)

Then you would retrieve the variable like Iszak said, with the GET method.

But that is where I get stuck again. How could I do it like they did?

Take a look at the source of:
http://www.parentchild411.com/advertise.php

not once does it have anything like <?php or echo

Because the echo ""; statement is processed before the html and add's to the markup, after all it is a Server Side Language (http://www.codingforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4).

Because the echo ""; statement is processed before the html and add's to the markup, after all it is a Server Side Language (http://www.codingforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4).

Is there a way to view the PHP file plain, as in before the server processes it?

Not unless you have access to the server it will be processed on for security.