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Sep 11.2003

is there anyway to attach php to a hyperlink? like when someone clicks on a certain link it runs a php script that is embedded into the hyperlink?

example:
im linking to a pdf. when i click the link to the pdf i want to insert a value into my database table. is this possible?

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@Kr_ZSep 11.2003 — You can link to a php file, and then make php open or redirect to the file you want to be shown in the browser.

something like: script.php?file=something.pdf
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