cascading menu code question

illyanawho

Hmmm... I'm getting there. Interesting factor that I'm scratching my head over. I've got the menu code to work flawlessly, but only if I input the full code on each page. If I reference ea. pg. w/

<?php
include("http://www.indyirishfest.com/menu.php");
?>

instead, then the code breaks and the submenus don't work. The actual link (test site) is http://www.frightmanor.com/index.php

Help?!
Thanks!
Shannon

Here's the code:

<table width="750" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" height="273">
<tr>
<td width="191" height="321">
<table style="float:left" width=190px border=0 cellpadding=1 height="152">
<tr>

<td valign="top"> <a href="index.php?aboutus=1"><img src="images/menuicon.gif" width="10" height="10" border="0">About
Us</a> </td>
<tr align="left">
<td valign="top">
<?php

if ($aboutus == 1) {

echo("<a href=\"datestimes.php?aboutus=1\">$null    Dates & Times</a> ");
echo("<a href=\"03commembers.php?aboutus=1\">$null    Comittee Members</a>");
} ?>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"> <a href="index.php?festivalinfo=1"><img src="images/menuicon.gif" width="10" height="10" border="0">Festival
Information</a> </td>
<tr align="left">
<td valign="top">
<?php
if ($festivalinfo == 1) {
echo("<a href=\"ticketprice.php?festivalinfo=1\">$null    Ticket Prices</a> ");
echo("<a href=\"maps.php?festivalinfo=1\">$null    Festival Map</a> ");
echo("<a href=\"pictures.php?festivalinfo=1\">$null    Pictures</a> ");
echo("<a href=\"hotels.php?festivalinfo=1\">$null    Area Hotels</a> ");
echo("<a href=\"fooddrink.php?festivalinfo=1\">$null    Food & Drink</a> ");
echo("<a href=\"market.php?festivalinfo=1\">$null    Irish Market</a> ");
} ?>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>

<td valign="top"> <a href="index.php?activities=1"><img src="images/menuicon.gif" width="10" height="10" border="0">Cultural
Activities</a> </td>
<tr align="left">
<td valign="top">
<?php

if ($activities == 1) {
echo("<a href=\"culturalday.php?festivalinfo=1\">$null    Children's Cultural DAy</a> ");
echo("<a href=\"civilwar.php?activities=1\">$null    Civil War Re-enactors</a> ");
echo("<a href=\"weefolk.php?activities=1\">$null    Wee Folk Schedule</a> ");
} ?>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>

<td valign="top"> <a href="index.php?musicsport=1"><img src="images/menuicon.gif" width="10" height="10" border="0">Music
& Sport</a> </td>
<tr align="left">
<td valign="top">
<?php

if ($musicsport == 1) {

echo("<a href=\"bagpipes.php?festivalinfo=1\">$null    Bagpipes</a> ");
echo("<a href=\"stageschedule.php?musicsports=1\">$null    Stage Schedule</a> ");
echo("<a href=\"rugby.php?musicsports=1\">$null    Rugby</a> ");
} ?>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>

<td valign="top"> <a href="\faq.php"><img src="images/menuicon.gif" width="10" height="10" border="0">FAQ</a>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top"> <a href="\volunteer.php"><img src="images/menuicon.gif" width="10" height="10" border="0">Volunteer</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"> <a href="\links.php"><img src="images/menuicon.gif" width="10" height="10" border="0">Sponsors
& Links</a> </td>

</tr>
</table>

sarah

Does it print an error message or are the variables empty? Have you tried just using...
<?php
include("menu.php");
?>

illyanawho

DOH! Thank you! It worked flawlessly. banging head against wall It also fixed the other prob. I was having in relationship to the index.php always coming up first & therefore having to click on the main menu item 2x. I've not been getting any variable errors, just general navigation headaches.

Shannon