Setting Variable

[CyanideJesus]

Ok, my problem is this. I've seen how to setup variables as well as utilize the fopen function. But I'm wondering if this is possible.

I want to be able to have a variable being set by the user clicking on a link within the website. So that I can write things through fopen instead of using up all my diskspace placing my standard index page up over and over just with the content changed for every page.

A friend of mine told me it would be more efficient to set it up such that when a user clicks a link, instead of taking them to another page, it changes the variable $content to the content that would have been displaying on that separate page through the fopen command. And the problem is I don't know how to have it so that each link would set $content to something else....Yes I'm a n00b and a really big one too

[LordShryku]

You'd pass it through the url
so your link would look like this
<a href="page.php?content=page3">Page 3</a>

So then on the one page, a switch statement to grab whatever

if(isset($_GET['content'])) {
   switch($_GET['content']) {
      case "page1":
         // fopen page1
      break;
      case "page2":
         // fopen page2
      break;
      case "page3":
         // fopen page3
      break
// and so on
   }
}
else {
   // display your default page
}

HTH

[dalecosp]

Something like this, I guess. In index.php:

<?php

if ($_GET['story']=1) {
      $article="sally.txt";
      $fp=fopen($article, 'r');
      $data=fread($fp, filesize($article));
}

elseif ($_GET['story']=2) {
      $article="ralph.txt";
      $fp=fopen($article, 'r');
      $data=fread($fp, filesize($article));
}

else {
      $data="Click <a href=\"index.php?story=1\">here</a> to read about my dog Sally.<br><br>

Click <a href=\"index.php?story=2\">here</a> to read about my fish, Ralph!<br><br>";

}
include 'myheader.html';
echo $data;
include 'myfooter.html';

?>

[CyanideJesus]

Thanks a ton guys, I'll give that a shot as soon as I get everything together and I'll be sure to let you know the results. Once again, thanks!