argh heeeelp... (urgent)

step

Hi all,

I've a running script on 1 server - when I install the site on the
other server, it doesn't seem to be working...

The script includes different files, depending on the url. (this because I'm using 1 file as template and including the content for the different pages)

On the working server, I have PHP 4.1.2 installed - on the one it's not working on 4.3

I've pasted the code below, does anyone know what could be causing the script not to work the way it should? (note that I get NO errors)

<?php
$tmpQuery = explode("&", $QUERY_STRING);
$queryVar = $tmpQuery[0];
if($tmpQuery[0]=="")
{
include("regios/map2.inc");
}
else if($tmpQuery[0] == "full+list")
{
include("list.inc");
}
else if($tmpQuery[0] == "file1")
{
include("regios/file1.inc");
}
?>

Thanks in advance...

step

steadyguy

What result do you get, if not errors?

KevinMG

try using trim on the $tmpQuery variable....i.e.

if(trim($tmpQuery[0])=="") 
{ 
include("regios/map2.inc"); 
}

not saying it will 100% work, but i have had some similar troubles and this cleared it up for me.

good luck!

step

Originally posted by steadyguy
What result do you get, if not errors?

it always shows the first file.... the files in else if lines
are not shown, eventhough I pass them on in the url.
it is as if it does not match the parameters / names set,
which should make the script show their specific files.
(ie. script.php?file1 > should pass file1.inc)

step

Originally posted by KevinMG
try using trim on the $tmpQuery variable....i.e.
if(trim($tmpQuery[0])=="") 
{ 
include("regios/map2.inc"); 
} 
not saying it will 100% work, but i have had some similar troubles and this cleared it up for me.

good luck! [/B]

thanks but that didn't do the job, I get parse error : unexpected '{' (those after the 'else if' I suppose)

stepan

steadyguy

I prefer to use extract on a tested $GET array, then a switch to choose where to go.

include 'head.html';
$_GET ? extract($_GET) : $action = '';
switch($action)
{
    case '':
        include 'default.html';
        break;
    case 'file1':
        include 'file1.html';
        break;
    //etc, etc ...
}
include 'foot.html';

This does require that your query take the form of ...file.php?action=file1, but it works, it's easily expandable (ie, if you want to add a new page), and a bit easier to read (in my own opinion - but then, I wrote it.)

If you really want to use explode, then your issue might be that you are accessing the wrong element of the resulting array, ie: I believe your array becomes
array[0] = 'http://..../file.php'
array[1] = 'filename'