Help with PHP on WinXP!!

rawisjp

Im so stuck!! i installed and configued both php and apache for windows xp professional. Im positive it works because i have run some php codes and they work fine. I need to know what is the proper way to write php code for an ifelse statement, or a include statement. Ive tryed many things but none of them work!!! it must be the code, so can u guys help me out??

jpmoriarty

$variable = a;

if($variable=='a')
{
    // do this code
}
elseif ($variable == 'b')
{
   // do this code
}
else
{
   // do this code
}

include('thisfile.php');

note that if you have code in an included file then you need to put the code in the php tags (<?php --- ?>), otherwise it will interpret it as HTML

rawisjp

thanks! one last question... is that code w/ globals on or off?

rawisjp

so... lets say index.php is the main page w/ the table.
When i click on the page 2 link, I want to re-load the index.php with page2.php in one of the frames.
Then page3.php when clicked, page4.php and so on. ????

amchargue

If you're literally talking about html frames, what you're talking about sounds like it could be accomplished with html or javascript?

If you're talking about a template into which you are including page2.php, page3.php, etc. ... there is more than one way to do that.

Easiest way is to include a variable in your links then include a different file depending on that variable.

then in template.php...

if ($pageID==2) { include("page2.php"); }
elseif ($pageID==3) { include("page3.php"); }
etc.

rawisjp

i tried both those codes and they didnt work for me 🙁 dammit!!! anymore suggestions??? PLEASE?

jpmoriarty

if your globals are off (which they technically should be) then the above code should be:

if ($_GET['pageID']==2) { include("page2.php"); } 
elseif ($_GET['pageID']==3) { include("page3.php"); }

amchargue

What code are you trying, and what happens when you try it? What errors are you getting?

rawisjp

im not gettin an error, im getting a blank screen. When i click on a link, the page just seems like it refreshes and nothing happens.

amchargue

Hard to say what's happening without seeing the actual code, but sounds like maybe none of the if/then options are 'true' ?