[Resolved] probably something quite simple

gnujoshua

this message was also posted in the "newbies" forum: http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?s=&postid=10397989#post10397989

of course, I didn't have a backup, and when my site got hacked the other day, I couldn't remember my code on my site...

why is the following not working? I want to load pages using a switch, and for some reason, only my default loads on each click... here is my code:
($include is the path to my include directories)

<?php
    switch ($o) {
    case main:
    include($o."$include/home.inc");
    break;
    case family:
    include($o."$include/family.inc");
    break;
    default:
    include($o."$include/home.inc");
    break;
    }
?>

and I am attempting to invoke it as so...

<a href="main.php?o=main" >[ home ]</a><br>
<a href="main.php?o=family" >[ family ]</a><br>

ScubaKing22

Try adding quotes around each of the cases like so:

 <?php 
    switch ($o) { 
    case 'main': 
    include($o."$include/home.inc"); 
    break; 
    case 'family': 
    include($o."$include/family.inc"); 
    break; 
    default: 
    include($o."$include/home.inc"); 
    break; 
    } 
?>

gnujoshua

tried that... no errors, but it still dosen't "switch" either... however... I remember the quotes from when I had this setup before, so they are staying...

ScubaKing22

Perhaps try switch($_GET['o']) or store it in a different variable first.

gnujoshua

sweeet... using that worked:

<?php 
    switch($_GET['o']) { 
    case 'main': 
    include($o."$include/home.inc"); 
    break; 
    case 'family': 
    include($o."$include/family.inc"); 
    break; 
    default: 
    include($o."$include/home.inc"); 
    break; 
    } 
?>

Thanks Scuba!