PHP Random Variable Names

Question

Hi I'm really new to programming I mean really new so before answering, think in the mind of a programming n00b! Anyway, more to the point in PHP I'm trying to create an account system so every time someone fills in an HTML form it automatically creates a new variable. The new variable would obviously be what they entered and possibly would be called something like $user147 for example. Any help much appreciated!

Answer 1

Well, a good start would be reading the manual. That's aside, you should learn about SQL and how to make and use tables.

My advice to you is this: get reading, try it out, if you get stuck along the way, come back here and ask. No one here will write code for you.

Answer 2

Go to the PHP website and read about the $_REQUEST superglobal. http://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.request.php

Don't use random variable names, as it is poor practice.

Answer 3

Probably bad practice, however what you are trying to do is possible:

$var = $_GET['user147'];
$$var = $var;

now you have a variable named $user147 that contains the string 'user147'