# Grabbing a php variable from a URL

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**Created:** [October 20, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grabbing-a-php-variable-from-a-url/273768 "2008-10-20T15:45:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![maximillion511](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/0ea827/32.png) [@maximillion511](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/maximillion511)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grabbing-a-php-variable-from-a-url/273768/1 "2008-10-20T15:45:51Z")

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hey all,  
have a question. i am adding my flash file to a php cart for an experiment. I am curious. how can i grab a variable from a url to query a database for information?