[Q] Grabbing a Custom Field GET from AWeber in PHP

Kevin-VirtualProfitCenter · 10-27-2009, 12:52 PM

For years I have used pages to grab the GET info forwarded from AWeber to insert a name or some other information into a web page dynamically. I recently tried to do that with a custom field passed from AWeber and it's not working.

Not sure why.

Here is a typical piece of code I use to grab the name field:

PHP Code:


			
if(isset($_GET['name'])) {

$name = $_GET['name'];

}

If I set up a custom field (lets say "school" to designate what
school the lead attends) AWeber passes it like this in the GET:

?custom%20school=osu

When I try this code it fails:

PHP Code:


			
if(isset($_GET['custom school'])) {

$name = $_GET['custom school'];

}

This code also fails:

PHP Code:


			
 if(isset($_GET['custom%20 school'])) {
 
 $name = $_GET['custom%20school'];
 
 }

I'm sure this is some simple answer, but I know just enough about PHP to be dangerous.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Kevin

RichPirate · 10-27-2009, 01:12 PM

I believe it's actually not proper formatting in PHP to have spaces in GET variable. From what I can gather it converts them to '_'.

Try:

if(isset($_GET['custom_school'])) {

$name = $_GET['custom_school'];

}

If that doesn't work, I would suggest changing your aweber variable names to something without spaces.

hope this helps.

Bruce Hearder · 10-27-2009, 08:09 PM

You could do a quick test and see what variables Aweber is passign back to you..

At the top of your thankyou page, insert the following PHP code :

echo '<pre>';
print_r($_GET);
echo '</pre>';

This will "dump" all the variablers that Aweber is sending back to you and you can see what to extract..

I hope this helps

Bruce

ermac2014 · 11-01-2009, 07:26 AM

why did u use spaces? you cannot use spaces between the get variables..
replace them with _ or any other character..

Kevin-VirtualProfitCenter · 11-02-2009, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ermac2014

why did u use spaces? you cannot use spaces between the get variables..
replace them with _ or any other character..

Aweber puts the space there, though the space is converted to %20 in the URL. I can't change it. Whatever I name the custom variable (school for example) Aweber precedes it with "custom " so it becomes custom%20school.

blkfin · 11-03-2009, 09:37 AM

$_GET['custom_VARIABLE'];

Worked for me.

Good Luck

Jim

Mike P Smith · 11-03-2009, 09:40 PM

Hi Kevin.

RichPirate and blkfin are correct - PHP will replace the "%20" with an underscore "_"

When I requested:

....?test=1&custom%20test=2

...and I dumped $_GET, this is what I get:

Array ( [test] => 1 [custom_test] => 2 )

HTH

--
Mike Smith
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10-27-2009, 12:52 PM	#1
Kevin-VirtualProfitCenter Full Frontal Lobe Nudity War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 324 Thanks: 114 Thanked 92 Times in 61 Posts Social Networking	[Q] Grabbing a Custom Field GET from AWeber in PHP For years I have used pages to grab the GET info forwarded from AWeber to insert a name or some other information into a web page dynamically. I recently tried to do that with a custom field passed from AWeber and it's not working. Not sure why. Here is a typical piece of code I use to grab the name field: PHP Code: `if(isset($_GET['name'])) { $name = $_GET['name']; }` If I set up a custom field (lets say "school" to designate what school the lead attends) AWeber passes it like this in the GET: ?custom%20school=osu When I try this code it fails: PHP Code: `if(isset($_GET['custom school'])) { $name = $_GET['custom school']; }` This code also fails: PHP Code: `if(isset($_GET['custom%20 school'])) { $name = $_GET['custom%20school']; }` I'm sure this is some simple answer, but I know just enough about PHP to be dangerous. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Kevin
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10-27-2009, 01:12 PM	#2
RichPirate Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 67 Thanks: 6 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	Re: [Q] Grabbing a Custom Field GET from AWeber in PHP I believe it's actually not proper formatting in PHP to have spaces in GET variable. From what I can gather it converts them to '_'. Try: if(isset($_GET['custom_school'])) { $name = $_GET['custom_school']; } If that doesn't work, I would suggest changing your aweber variable names to something without spaces. hope this helps.

10-27-2009, 08:09 PM	#3
Bruce Hearder HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Perth, Australia. Posts: 406 Thanks: 2 Thanked 63 Times in 55 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: [Q] Grabbing a Custom Field GET from AWeber in PHP You could do a quick test and see what variables Aweber is passign back to you.. At the top of your thankyou page, insert the following PHP code : echo '<pre>'; print_r($_GET); echo '</pre>'; This will "dump" all the variablers that Aweber is sending back to you and you can see what to extract.. I hope this helps Bruce
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11-01-2009, 07:26 AM	#4
ermac2014 Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: [Q] Grabbing a Custom Field GET from AWeber in PHP why did u use spaces? you cannot use spaces between the get variables.. replace them with _ or any other character..

11-03-2009, 09:37 AM	#6
blkfin Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 10 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: [Q] Grabbing a Custom Field GET from AWeber in PHP $_GET['custom_VARIABLE']; Worked for me. Good Luck Jim

11-03-2009, 09:40 PM	#7
Mike P Smith Warrior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Re: [Q] Grabbing a Custom Field GET from AWeber in PHP Hi Kevin. RichPirate and blkfin are correct - PHP will replace the "%20" with an underscore "_" When I requested: ....?test=1&custom%20test=2 ...and I dumped $_GET, this is what I get: Array ( [test] => 1 [custom_test] => 2 ) HTH -- Mike Smith No sig yet!