I need to be able to use a variable, $email, that has been entered by a user in my android application, in a different php file.
loginUser.php
<?php
require_once('dbConnectAppside.php');
$email = $_POST['email'];
$email = stripsslashes($email);
$email = mysqli_real_escape_string($con,$email);
?>
loginUser2.php
<?php
include('loginUser.php');
echo "Welcome".$email;
?>
From what I have looked at online, utilizing include(), I should be able to use loginUser.php's variables as if they were part of loginUser2.php. Obviously, this not working has something to do with the $_POST because the error I get is
"Undefined index email line 2 of loginUser.php"
. What I'm assuming is because nothing posted while in loginUser2.php, this is why it fails. My question is how do I do this logic, but correctly? I must have the $_POST line because it's how my android app gives the php file users' entered email.
Additionally, I have attempted using $_SESSION and $_COOKIE but I think I'm running into the same problem because I reference variables that are being defined by a $_POST command which happen earlier. That or I'm not using $_SESSION and/or $_COOKIE correctly.