Using switch() statement and get page repeated???

Stu

Hi all.

I am attempting to get a switch() statement to work for a forum I am co-creating. However, whenever I put it in, it causes the page to continually repeat.

To see what I mean, click here: http://www.2312.co.uk/hh/forum/index3.php

The code can be seen here: http://www.2312.co.uk/hh/forum/index3.txt

I'd be very grateful for any advice as it's doing my head in as I got it to work on a smaller file (just two links) which I no longer have for reference 🙁

Thanks
Stu

Moonglobe

did you remember the break; s at the end of every case: ?

Stu

Yep, I remembered the break at the end of each case.

Apologies for my copy and paste error in the first post, I didn't give a link to the code.

Here it is: http://www.2312.co.uk/hh/forum/index3.txt

Regards
Stu

Moonglobe

well first of, all, this:

$how_many_cats = "SELECT count(*) FROM categories";
      $result_how_many = mysql_query($how_many_cats);

  if($result_how_many == 0)
  {

is wrong it should be like this:

$how_many_cats = "SELECT count(id)  as count FROM categories";
      $result_how_many = mysql_query($how_many_cats);
$how_many = mysql_fetch_array($result_how_many);
      if($how_many['count'] == 0)
      {

etc....

the only thing i can think about your switch is that it's lost in an unclosed while or something....... your indenting is pretty poor so i cant really tell, sry....

Stu

Thanks for the reply Moonglobe but the code seems to work OK as it is.

Here is the relevant switch() statement indented properly but I'm unsure as to whether it is the cause of the problem. If there were to be a closing brace missing, I would get an error would I not?

<?php

switch ($action)
{
	case "login":
		include("./login.php");
		break;

case "register":
	include("./register.php");
	break;

default:
	include("./index3.php");
	breaK;

}

?>

Thanks for any help 🙂

Moonglobe

yah i guess you would........ sry i cant find any errors right now but then i just woke up.... i might need another cup of coffe 😃. anyway though, i can't see anyreason y that wouldn't work.........😕

Stu

Coffee 😕 Urgh :p I'm a tea person if anything but being 15 it's more often soft/fizzy drinks 🙂

Thanks for your time anyway. Hopefully I'll get it fixed.