# How do I gotoAndPlay(frame); depending on a variable from php?

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**Created:** [April 29, 2004, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-gotoandplay-frame-depending-on-a-variable-from-php/108830 "2004-04-29T01:30:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 29, 2004, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-gotoandplay-frame-depending-on-a-variable-from-php/108830/1 "2004-04-29T01:30:45Z")

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Ok, I have set the variable in my page using \<param name=“flashvars” value=“menustate=\<?php $pagename; ?\>”\> which works perfectly fine when I use a dynamic textbox in flash with the var name menustate.

But I need to send a MC to frame 2 if ‘menustate = 2’. Anyhow, I just want to know how to control a MC with an external var. I can’t use loadVars () because this var is coming from any page, not just one.

Thanks,