PHP Code:

<a href="paypal.checkout.php?auctionid="<? 'auctionid' ?>"\"><input name="confirmbidok" type="submit" id="confirmbidok" value="submit"></a>

Ok so this is probably pretty self-explanatory just by looking at this mess

I just need help with the

<? 'auctionid' ?>

part of this... so there is the submit button and it links to paypal.checkout.php?auctionid= but there is nothing on the right side of the =...meaning the 'auctionid' isn't being grabbed. Anyone have an idea on how to grab a piece information like an id # and place it in

<a href="paypal.checkout.php?auctionid="HERE"\">

may be your short tag option is off in php.ini. Try

PHP Code:

<?php echo $_REQUEST['auctionid'];?>

instead of <?'auctionid'?>

ADDED: and you need to concatenate the variable.

obvious questions first

does your host support php?
and
does the page the form is on have a .php extension?

Originally Posted by chrishirst

obvious questions first

does your host support php?
and
does the page the form is on have a .php extension?

Yep my host supports php and the page has a .php extension

PHP Code:

<? 'auctionid' ?>

This won't do nothing....

Try

PHP Code:

<? echo $auctionid;?>

or whatever variable holds your auction id.