Question

When I pass a value via GET, it automatically coverts symbols such as & and = to %26 and %3D in the URL. How can I prevent this from happening?

echo "<option value='" . $row['school'] . "&canteen_location=" . $row['canteen_location'] . "'>" . $row['school'] . " - " . $row['canteen_location'] . "</option>";

I’m trying to pass through two parameters through only one option. If I knew AJAX I would have two separate forms with the second one (canteen location) being based off of the first one (school)…but I don’t.

Thanks!

Answer 1

Please don’t proceed in this direction; one alternative:

html

<select name="school">
  <option value="glendale_loc1">GlenDale - Loc 1</option>
  <option value="glendale_loc2">GlenDale - Loc 2</option>
  <option value="weho_loc3">WeHo - Loc 3</option>
  <option value="weho_loc4">WeHo - Loc 4</option>
</select>

php

list($school,$canteen)=explode('_',$_GET['school']);