actual HTML.. not includes

zingbats

I have a script that allows users to view a downloads page.

In my script, if the if statement is yes, then a page is included (whatever.php) If the if returns no (false) then another page is included (error.php).

Instead of having to include whatever.php I want the actual HTML to be shown if the if returns true. Here is the code:

<?php
    /* Connecting, selecting database */
    $link = mysql_connect("localhost", "zingbats", "my pwl")
        or die("Could not connect");
    mysql_select_db("tycooneden_com") or die("Could not select database");

$query = "SELECT * FROM phpbb_users WHERE username = '$username' AND user_password = md5('$password')";
$result = mysql_query($query) or die("Query failed");
$foo=mysql_fetch_array($result);

/* Start the userdetail defining */

$user_points=$foo['user_points'];

mysql_close($link);
?>

<?
if ($user_points >= 4) {
include "whatever.php";
} else {
include "error.php";
}
?>

Any help would be much appreciated 😃

jpmoriarty

i'm not sure what you mean.

If your include file contains html then that is what will be shown in the browser if that include file is called. If your include file contains php then you have to surrond the code in the php tags again to tell it to parse the code.

ntlab

I was confused also.... Do you mean the ACTUAL html syntax (brackets, slashes and everything) or some html hardcoded into your PHP script?

Here's an idea...
<?
if ($user_points >= 4) {
print "<html><head><title>Page Title</title></head><body>Body Stuff Here</html>";
} else {
print "<html><head><title>ERROR!</title></head><body>ERROR!</html>";
}
?>

zingbats

In downloads.php, the form posts to the included page (download2.php). That page doesn't have the user gateway script on it (the points test as shown above). To change category at the moment... I have to set the form to post to downloads2.php as that is the page with the downloads PHP script on it. The only trouble is... It says downloads2.php in the address bar, and, the userdetails aren't kept. I need the form to post to the same page so the userdetails are kept AND the category is changed.

So.. downloads.php posts to downloads.php... That way.. the users details are kept.. and the address bar doesn't say downloads2.php.

If the bar DID say downloads2.php, ppl could cheat the system