display message from index page

melrse

I want to display an informative message to person from index page when I have one to display, so I have set up a variable of $readit.
In the index page when $readit = 'Y', I want to display another page with a message on it. Sounds pretty simple but it is not working. Response is usually good here so I thought I'd see if I could get someone else to look at it as follows:
<?
IF ($READIT='Y') {
echo "<a href=message1.php></a>" ;
}
?>
The rest of page is regular HTML
message1 is a message on a form that has a button that returns control back to index page after message has been read.

Is my syntax for the relative link wrong?

Thanks

lawnmowerman

Okay....2 things here.
First off, in your "if" statement, you're setting the variable $READIT to the value of 'Y'.

In order to check equality, you must use '=='.

Also, you need to put some text or an image to display within the <a...></a>.

Try this:

<?php

if ($READIT ==' Y') {
echo "<a href=message1.php>Read Message</a>" ;
}

-Rich

melrse

Rich and Patrick,

Thanks much. You made me realize that I am a little confused. I want that message page to come up automatically and not have to be clicked on as a link. Like a splash page that remains on the screen until the person acknowledges that they have read it. PHP Header function redirects pages. Is this what you would suggest.

Thanks,
Melissa

brandonschnell

Either redirect the user using the header function and allow them to continue back or use javascript to pop open a window that the user can close.

haven't tested it, but try placing this sample javascript on the first page the user sees.

<HEAD>

</HEAD>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.1">
function popup(url, name, height, width)
{
var popwin;
var opts = "toolbar=no,status=no,location=no,menubar=no,resizable=no";
opts += ",height=" + height + ",width=" + width + ",scrollbars=yes";

    popwin = window.open("", name, opts);

    popwin.focus();

    popwin.location = url;

}
</SCRIPT>
<BODY>

html & content goes here

place this at the top or at the bottom of the page:
<SCRIPT FOR=window EVENT=onload LANGUAGE="JScript">
popup("message1.php","",500,400);
</SCRIPT>

</BODY>