I'm stumped on something that should be easy

Radon3k

I really don't understand this. I compared this code with similar code from another script I wrote and they are basically the same -- yet it doesn't work on this server. I even tried it on another server (I knew it was going to throw a db error, it wasn't meant to show contents in the db). Here's the code:

<?php
if($_GET['table']) {
	if($table == "family") {
		family();
	} elseif ($table == "accounts");
		echo("Accounts");
} else {
	echo("Main section.");
}?>

Now am I going crazy or should this code work? The links are just fine, here they are:

<a href="sql.php?table=accounts">Accounts</a> &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="sql.php?table=courses">Courses</a> &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="sql.php?table=family">Family</a> &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="sql.php?table=members">Members</a><br><br>

Now did I miss something and I'm just not seeing it? (I've been working on this script all day long. Other parts that is, this is just one small part 😉). Thanks for any error catching you do. 🙂

Edit: The echo("Accounts") is like that on purpose. I don't have that function created yet so I just have it echo that instead. When I click on "Family" nothing is displayed. Just the links.

edwardsbc

I'm betting your new server is using PHP 4.1+ and register_globals is off. Please read up on the super globals!

if($_GET['table']) {
    if($_GET['table'] == "family") {
        family();
    } elseif ($_GET['table'] == "accounts");
        echo("Accounts");
} else {
    echo("Main section.");
}?>

Radon3k

Well assuming that it is (which I doubt it because I have another script on that same server which runs fine with using the $GET) how would I make it so where I didn't have to use the $GET?

Radon3k

OK now I'm just getting annoyed. I just took the $_GET out and tried it as $table == "family" or whatever. That didn't work either. What could I be doing so wrong that it won't let me do this? I've tried this on two different servers, both ways and neither way works, on either server. I really don't understand this. Please help. Thanks.

sks1024

here is the script with globals "ON" also you have left out some closing brackets which I have inserted for you.
I have changed the function call to something else. it will not work this way.

<?php
if($table) {
    if($table == "family") {
        echo("family()");
    }elseif ($table== "accounts") {
        echo("Accounts");
	}else{
    	echo("Main section.");
		 }
}
?>

Radon3k

I actually did do it like that minus the echo part and it didn't work. I'm really stumped. None of this is working. What should I do?

sks1024

Here is the url I have tested it on works for me

http://24.74.170.228/test.php?table=family

http://24.74.170.228/test.php?table=accounts

http://24.74.170.228/test.php?table=somethingelse

<?php
if($table) {
    if($table == "family") {
        echo("family()");
    }elseif ($table== "accounts") {
        echo("Accounts");
	}else{
    	echo("Main section.");
		 }
}
?>

Radon3k

I tried putting echo on there just to test it, and that doesn't work either, so I just don't know what to do...

sks1024

What does the error message say

matt_4013

I'd use a case structure instead 🙂

switch($_GET['table']) {

case 'family':

	family();
	break;

case 'accounts':

	echo("Accounts.");
	break

default:

	echo("Main Section");
	break;
}

Radon3k

That's not working either. I really don't know what's going on. I'm very confused. This has always worked in the past, so why not now?

Radon3k

There is no error message. The URL just says, "http://www.whatever.com/sql.php?table=accounts" and that's it. It just displays the links that I mentioned above.

sks1024

put all of the code here

Radon3k

Umm..that's close to 800 lines of code, I doubt you want all that here. What would be the relevant info that you need?

matt_4013

OK, get rid of all your if's and stuff, and put in

print_r($_GET);

Then go to your http://www.whatever.com/sql.php?table=accounts url, and give us the output please?

Radon3k

It didn't put out anything. Maybe I didn't use that as I should have? I took out all of the if/ifelse/if statements and left everything else there and added the print_r($_GET); at the bottom of the file. Is that correct?

matt_4013

yeah, that's right, and it didn't output ANYTHING?

Not even something like: Array([]) ?

Radon3k

Well if that's right, then my above statement holds true; Nothing was put out. So now I'm confused and annoyed, eheh.

matt_4013

That can't be right. Check your html source to make sure it's not just hidden inside a html comment or something, or something silly like that? My problem with this is that print_r outputs even if the variable you use as an argument is not set. So even if it isn't there (which it hsould be) then you'd still be getting some kind of output.

Radon3k

No there's nothing wrong with the code at all. Should I post the file?