Help me if you can!

Anon

I have a pressing problem that was not answered in a previous post.

I need to know how to make a links script on a site I am creating.

Here is my problem...

I want to be able to make my links like so

http://www.somedomain.com/linx.php?action=somepagelink

I wrote a script like:

if (action = "home") {
// redirects you to the home page
}

elseif (action = "about") {
// redirects you to the about page
}

elseif (action = "help") {
// redirects you to the help page
}

else (action = "") {
// Fail safe
echo "How the hell did you get here?";
}

but it does not work, can someone please send me an example of how it should be, or tell me where I can get the working code.

This is very important to me, so please help!

Regards,
Charlie

nevermore2181

Here's how I do it:

switch ($subaction){
case "":
@require ('htdocs/welcome.html');
break;
case "speed":
@require ('htdocs/speed.php');
break;
case "aboutus":
@require ('htdocs/aboutus.html');
break;
default:
break;
}

Anon

Thnx, will try it and let you know.

BTW is it possible to use this to change the BGCOLOR of certain tables on screen too?

So visitors can choose their own colors for text and everything?

nevermore2181

With PHP, just about anything can be variable. The only problem with allowing visitors to have preferrences is where those preferrences are stored. I'll tell you that not everybody wants to setup their options everytime they visit a page. If the page is memebership based, I recommend using a MySQL, or other form of database. However, for the general populace, cookies are more efficient.

Anon

Thnx, i was aware of the cookies idea, so i take it, it is possible to use this script for this purpose also then - well thank you David.

Regards,
Charlie

dannys

your if statements should read :

if ($action == "home")

note the double equals. Though, i'd go with David B's Switch idea, this sort of stuff is what switch was designed for IMO.

HTH.