Switch statement. Only Default value displayed.

runar56

Hi,

When I'm trying to use the switch statement in my index.php, it only displayes the value of default, for instance, if I type in the browser: localhost/index.php?page=about. It should get a template named about, but, when I type it in, it gets a template named "middle", which is the dafult home one, but I want it to get the "about" template, still it gets the default one, the code is as follows:

<?php
error_reporting(7);
ini_set("display_errors", "on");

include "config.php";
include "function.php";

switch ($page)
{
CASE "home":
gettemplate("header");
gettemplate("middle");
gettemplate("footer");
break;
CASE "about":
gettemplate("header");
gettemplate("about");
gettemplate("footer");
break;
CASE "contact":
gettemplate("header");
gettemplate("contact");
gettemplate("footer");
break;
default :
gettemplate("header");
gettemplate("middle");
gettemplate("footer");
}
?>

Does anyone know how to fix this? I'll be very greatfull!🙂

tyr_82

if you haven't global variables "on" you have to use the GET method..

in your switch-statement use $_GET['page'] instead of $page.

runar56

Ok, thanks alot for your help! It worked. But, now I have another problem, when I run for instance page.php?page=about, I get the text from the template on the top, whereas I want the etxt to be displayed between the header template and the footer template. Anyone know how to fix this?

tekky

I know this isnt an answer, by why not do this like so?

<?php
error_reporting(7);
ini_set("display_errors", "on");

include "config.php";
include "function.php";
$page = $_GET['page'];
gettemplate("header");
gettemplate($page);
gettemplate("footer");
}
?>

and just make your 'home' middle section for gettemplate named home? 😉

lots less typing... and chance for errors 😉

runar56

Indeed, Thanks alot! Does anyone know what to do regarding the problem I posted earlier?

tekky

Originally posted by runar56
Indeed, Thanks alot! Does anyone know what to do regarding the problem I posted earlier?

NP, from what I can tell you arent giving enough info to clearly understand your problem, or how the code process to produce your problem... can you show us examples what you are getting, and what you should get, and what functions/scripts output those respective parts?

runar56

Well, the problem is that the text which is supposed to be in the middle appears at the top, for example.

TExt
header
middle- where text should be
footer

NNow, the gettemplate function is as follows:

<?php
//start gettemplate
function gettemplate($location) {
global $module, $name;

$query="SELECT code FROM site_templates WHERE name=\"$location\"";
if (mysql_errno()) print mysql_error();
$result = mysql_query($query);
$template = mysql_fetch_array($result);

echo $template["code"];
}

?>

And I put the code as follows from where I want it to be:
gettemplate("header");
gettemplate("middle");
gettemplate("footer");

I could post a screenshot of what I get, but it is pretty straight forward.

Thanks!🙂

tekky

and that happens on EVERY $page test? through each page in the table?

runar56

Hmm, I fixed it, it was all to do with the HTML in the contact field, whereas where I tried to include the "Middle" template it would all be fine, then I tried to use the same code for my "contact" template and it works.

Thanks alot for your help! I appreciate it much!🙂