different colours for section site

[red]

Hi. I'am an newbie developer and I' have this question: I'have to made a menù for a site, for example, like this or the same phpbuilder.com, where the section at top are coloured with various colours (red, green etc.) when you are in a section or other.
Somebody, can help me?

Thanks and excuse my english 🙂

[jimson]

if u want to change color in table

<td bgcolor="red">some text</td>

[red]

thanks for interesting... but my menù is inclused in my page with include()

I thinking... I would to make one thing like this:

if the actually page is different of <<I'don't know>>
row is color 1
else row is color 2 (like all other row)

Can I do?

[jimson]

u can do that, do post some codes so that i can guide you.

[red]

ok...
this is the table included by include("menu.php"); in every my web page:
<?
echo"
<table width=\"100%\">
<tr>
<td bgcolor=\"#A3D6FF\"><a href=\"page1.php\">page1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor=\"#A3D6FF\"><a href=\"page2.php\">page2</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor=\"#A3D6FF\"><a href=\"page3.php">page3</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor=\"#A3D6FF\"><a href=\"page4.php">page4</a></td>
</tr>
</table>";
?>

Now, if you are in page2.php, the row color become #00FF00 and other rows remaining in #A3D6FF...
if you are in page4.php etc...

🙁

[jayant]

<?
$file = basename (__FILE__);
function thecolor($fl1,$fl2=$file) {
if($fl1==$fl2) echo "00FF00";
else echo "A3D6FF";
}
?>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#<? thecolor("page1.php"); ?>"><a href="page1.php">page1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#<? thecolor("page2.php"); ?>"><a href="page2.php">page2</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#<? thecolor("page3.php"); ?>"><a href="page3.php">page3</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#<? thecolor("page4.php"); ?>"><a href="page4.php">page4</a></td>
</tr>
</table>

[red]

sorry, it don't work.... this is the dysplayed message error:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in d:\path\to\script\htdocs\menu.php on line 3

Where I'am wrong?

[jayant]

<? 
function thecolor($fl1) { 
$fl2 = basename (__FILE__); 
if($fl1==$fl2) echo "00FF00"; 
else echo "A3D6FF"; 
} 
?> 
<table width="100%"> 
<tr> 
<td bgcolor="#<? thecolor("page1.php"); ?>"><a href="page1.php">page1</a></td> 
</tr> 
<tr> 
<td bgcolor="#<? thecolor("page2.php"); ?>"><a href="page2.php">page2</a></td> 
</tr> 
<tr> 
<td bgcolor="#<? thecolor("page3.php"); ?>"><a href="page3.php">page3</a></td> 
</tr> 
<tr> 
<td bgcolor="#<? thecolor("page4.php"); ?>"><a href="page4.php">page4</a></td> 
</tr> 
</table> 

this will work

[red]

thank'you very much!! it works!!
Can I ask you another little adjustement? 🙂

I would to change, with color, also the status link: from <a href=page.php>page</a> to <font....>page</font>

Can I do this?

[red]

sorry for up this thread but I need help 🙁

The script don't work in subdir and some my page are located in some subdir.
I' try with

<? thecolor("mysubdir/mypage.php"); ?>

and with

$fl1 = "mysubdir/mypage.php"
//here the remaining code...

but it is wrong 🙁

[jayant]

just just name of the file
i.e mypage.php
dont give subdir name

if you specifically want it with subdir etc. tell me.

[red]

oh, excuse me... I've tryed and it is like you say 😉
Only one thing: if I want to unlink the name of current page, can I'do?
This is a working example:

menu.php included:

<table>
<tr>
<td <?php thecolor("page1.php"); ?>href="page1.php">go page1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td <?php thecolor("page2.php"); ?>href="page2.php">go page2</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td <?php thecolor("page3.php"); ?>href="page3.php">go page3</a></td>
</tr>
</table>

this in all the page (1, 2 etc...)

<?php
function thecolor($fl1) {
$fl2 = basename(__FILE__);
if($fl1==$fl2)
echo "bgcolor=\"#C1C1C1\"><a class=\"menu2\" ";
else echo "bgcolor=\"#A3D6FF\"><a class=\"menu\" ";
}
@include("menu.php");
?>

the menu & menu2 class are different in link color (blu/black)

It's possible to unlink the current page? thanx 😉

[red]

ops.. I've found a "bug" in your script
Example. If I have, in menu.php, more page like <?php thecolor("index.php"); ?> (see forum/, download/, about/ etc.) , all the rows having the index.php link, will be on the same color when you are in index.php. Try.

[jayant]

its not a bug. its a feature 🙂

if you specifically want it with subdir etc. tell me.

as i said before.

change the function to:-

function thecolor($fl1) {  

$fl2 = substr($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'],1);  

if($fl1==$fl2) echo "00FF00";  

else echo "A3D6FF";  

} 

now you can pass the names of the scripts with their directory names.

like

for domain.com/f1.php => f1.php
domain.com/subdir/f1.php => subdir/f1.php

[jayant]

Originally posted by red
oh, excuse me... I've tryed and it is like you say 😉
Only one thing: if I want to unlink the name of current page, can I'do?

what exactly do you mean by unlinking the name if the current page?

[red]

I've tryed your edited script and now it work!! 😉

For the second question, I'want to say:
I'would what the menu's link (example, now you are in page2.php) what show the current page is not a link but a normal text, like:

<tr>
<td <?php thecolor("page1.php"); ?>><a href="page1.php">go page1</a></td>
</tr> 
<tr>
<td <?php thecolor("page2.php"); ?>><span class="xx">page 2</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td <?php thecolor("page3.php"); ?>><a href="page3.php">go page3</a></td>
</tr>
//etc..

Do you understand me?