using a kind of filter

Anon

Hi,

i want to do the following:

let's say i have this link: http://mydomain/mydir/search.php?i=2&p=3

now i want every request that goes to the directory mydir passed through a filter that adds a menu, a footer and several other things! and in the middle of it, the file search.php with its parameters should be included.
but i don't want to add an include-file in any php-file i have!!!

all in all, i want a php-file called any time when a file of this directory is requested!

any idea?

Anon

Simple! Use the $PATH_INFO and regi for 'mydir'

Use phpinfo() to see other servervariables.

Good luck!

Anon

well, what is regi???

the neither me nor the php3.net search-engine does know it!

could you enlighten me

Anon

sorry. 'eregi'
Same as ereg but case-insensitive.

Anon

hmm, and how can i solve the problem with eregi and $PATH_INFO ???

remember, i need a way to execute a php-script whenever ANY file of the directory i requested!!!

perhaps i just don't get the point of your solution

Anon

$lookfor = 'mydir';
if (eregi($lookfor,$PATH_INFO)) {
include("header_and_footer.inc");
}# end if

Anon

but i still have to include the code snippet in all my files!

but i thought it should work like this:
i want to open the link mydir/test.php
first of all, my webserver opens the file header.php and AFTERWARDS the test.php! but i could also open it from the header.php

but maybe it's more an IIS than a PHP-problem

Anon

Maybe something verbose like this:

/mydir/test.php

if (ereg("mydir",$PATH_INFO) AND $have_header =="") {
header("location: header.php?frompage=$PATH_INFO");
}

/header.php

L O A D W H A T E V E R Y O U N E E D H H E R E

header("location: $frompage?have_header=yes");

I hope this all makes sense.
You enter the URL /mydir/test.php; the header should be loaded first because it's in "mydir"; then redirect to header.php, and tell header.php where we come from; load header.php and redirect back to where we came from and add a querystring ($have_header="yes") so that it doesn't loop in infinity.

What do you want from header.php?

Anon

i think you misunderstood the point of my problem!

i DO NOT want to change something in my php-files for several good reasons!

so my IIS should realize: oh, this guy request a file of the mydir-directory, so i'll give him the header.php and leave the requested file untouched!

well, i thought it would be a case of php-configuration, but i start thinking that it's a problem of IIS! maybe this is a mission impossible

Anon

ok, this guy is trying to reach a file in the 'mydir' dir. I won't give him the file he wants then. I'll give him the header file instead.

In PHP (/mydir/test.php):
header("location: header.php")

I've probably missunderstood your problem and you might want to do this is the server settings. I don't know IIS myself, hence I don't know how to set off scripts etc.

Anon

well, your solution is great if i want to change the php-file! but i can't change them because they are part of another project, but still should have my header!

but tanx a lot for your support! even if it didn't really solve the problem i have, it's still a great way i'll keep in mind!

tanx