How can i add info to url in php? - php

Question

I have a site in html and in a page, I have buttons to take the visitors to dj's profiles.
Each button takes the visitor to a different dj profile.
I create a page in html that goes to a XML document to get the information of the dj. So, my question is, how can i add at the link of php page, the name of dj, so he can stay with a personal link?
I tried the get properties but i need to have the post too, in order for PHP to take the information of that dj.
The html of djspace.html page have this:
<form name="form" id="form" method="post" action="allProfiles.php">
<input type="submit" name="dj_name" value="Blowdrop"/>
</form>
...
<form name="form" id="form" method="post" action="allProfiles.php">
<input type="submit" name="dj_name" value="Psychokiller"/>
</form>
and then my allprofiles.php page:
<?php
$counter = 0;
$dj_name = ($_POST['dj_name']);
$xml = simplexml_load_file("Profiles.xml");
foreach ($xml as $newprofile){
if($xml->newprofile[$counter]->Anome == $dj_name){
$Anome = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->Anome;
$nacionalidade = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->nacionalidade;
$naturalidade = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->naturalidade;
$residencia = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->residencia;
$emprego = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->emprego;
$generos = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->generos;
$disponibilidade = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->disponibilidade;
$partilha = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->partilha;
$sitios = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->sitios;
$tempo = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->tempo;
$editora = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->editora;
$promotora = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->promotora;
$influencias = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->influencias;
$fblink = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->fb;
$scloud = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->scloud;
$mail = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->email;
$img = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->foto;
}
$counter = $counter + 1;
}
?>
I can get all the information but I if i apply the get, I can't.
Obviously if you go directly to php page, you get none information.
http://roundhillevents.com/allProfiles.php
However go in this link, and then, dj's, dj space, and then click in the one you want to see the information.

Answer 1

As #Marc B suggested, use link instead of form with button.
If you want to keep using buttons for whatever reason, change method="post" to method="get". Then browser adds the dj reference to the URL of the page for you.
Of couse, you then need to use $_GET['dj_name']) instead of $_POST['dj_name'] in your PHP code. This is for both cases, buttons with GET method and links.

Answer 2

this is because you are using $_POST in php. try using $_REQUEST or $_GET global variable instead of $_POST
try this
<?php
$counter = 0;
$dj_name = ($_REQUEST['dj_name']);
$xml = simplexml_load_file("Profiles.xml");
foreach ($xml as $newprofile){
if($xml->newprofile[$counter]->Anome == $dj_name){
$Anome = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->Anome;
$nacionalidade = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->nacionalidade;
$naturalidade = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->naturalidade;
$residencia = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->residencia;
$emprego = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->emprego;
$generos = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->generos;
$disponibilidade = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->disponibilidade;
$partilha = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->partilha;
$sitios = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->sitios;
$tempo = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->tempo;
$editora = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->editora;
$promotora = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->promotora;
$influencias = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->influencias;
$fblink = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->fb;
$scloud = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->scloud;
$mail = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->email;
$img = $xml->newprofile[$counter]->foto;
}
$counter = $counter + 1;
}
?>