$_GET
$HTTP_GET_VARS [deprecated]
$_GET -- $HTTP_GET_VARS [deprecated] — HTTP GET variables
Description
An associative array of variables passed to the current script
via the HTTP GET method.
$HTTP_GET_VARS contains the same initial
information, but is not a superglobal.
(Note that $HTTP_GET_VARS and $_GET
are different variables and that PHP handles them as such)
Examples
Example #1 $_GET example
<?php
echo 'Hello ' . htmlspecialchars($_GET["name"]) . '!';
?>
Assuming the user entered http://example.com/?name=Hannes
The above example will output
something similar to:
Notes
Note: This is a 'superglobal', or
automatic global, variable. This simply means that it is available in
all scopes throughout a script. There is no need to do
global $variable; to access it within functions or methods.