通过单击链接发送变量的值

Question

row['filename'] below contains a filename fetched from database. I want to send the filename to download_file.php when the link is clicked.

<?php 

//other code
$filename=$row['filename'];
echo '<a href="download_file.php?name=$filename">' . "See file name" .'</a>';

?>

but in download_file.php I get only the word $filename instead of its value (the actual filename fetched from the db). How can I pass the value of $filename to download_file.php? Where did I go wrong in my code?

Answer 1

Try like

echo '<a href="download_file.php?name="'.$filename.'>See file name</a>';

Or you can directly use " double quotes like :

echo "<a href='download_file.php?name=$filename'>See file name</a>";