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$_GET

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Query string variables

Description

An associative array of variables passed to the current script via the URL parameters (also known as the query string). Note that this array is populated whenever a query string is present, regardless of the HTTP request method.

Examples

$_GET example

php
<?php
echo 'Hello ' . htmlspecialchars($_GET["name"]) . '!';
?>

Assuming the user entered http://example.com/?name=Hannes.

The above example will output something similar to:

output
Hello Hannes!

Notes Is-superglobal

Note

The values in $_GET are automatically passed through urldecode().

See Also

Source: language/predefined/variables/get.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)