[Resolved] php in &lt;title&gt;

[Resolved] php in <title>

jam_wil

Hey... I am just wondering if it is possible to put php into the title... such as so...

<?php
			function connect($username, $password, $dbasename) {
				include("config.php");
				mysql_connect("localhost", "$username", "$password") or die(mysql_error());
					mysql_select_db("$dbasename") or die(mysql_error());
			}
			connect($username, $password, $dbasename); 
				$array = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM flite_config WHERE id = '0'"); 
				$name = mysql_fetch_array($array); 
				$sitename = $name[sitename];
			mysql_close();
		?>
		<title><? print($sitename); ?></title>

It doesn't seem to be working for me... any thoughts?

sherif_1

I hope this isnt what is the problem:

  connect($username, $password, $dbasename);

is supposed to actually have those values like

  connect("myusername", "pwd", "myDB");

???

piersk

Originally posted by sherif_1
I hope this isnt what is the problem:
  connect($username, $password, $dbasename);  
is supposed to actually have those values like
  connect("myusername", "pwd", "myDB");  
??? [/B]

Nah, you can have variables in there.

jam_wil

I just wanna know if you can put php in the title tag... that's all. Everything else works...

bubblenut

What exactly is going wrong? Is the page loading? Is antything being printed int the title tag? Are there any errors being displayed?

You really need to tell us what is going on before we can help you.

Put the following line at the top of your script to push out all the errors, warnings and notices.

error_reporting(E_ALL);

TheDefender

jam*wil, to answer your question, yes, you can use PHP to define the site name like you are trying to do...

Change this:

$sitename = $name[sitename];

to this:

$sitename = $name['sitename'];

(Note the addition of the single quotes...)
Immediately after that line, you may want to try echoing the variable just to make sure you got data...

echo $sitename;

But, adding the single quotes should fix your issue.

jam_wil

I tried that code to show all errors and I get this:

Notice: Undefined variable: username in W:\www\flite\includes\header.php on line 11

Notice: Undefined variable: password in W:\www\flite\includes\header.php on line 11

Notice: Undefined variable: dbasename in W:\www\flite\includes\header.php on line 11

However, in the included config.php, it has all of the variables in it like so...

<?php
$username = "root";
$password = "root";
$dbasename = "flite";
?>

I know it is connecting to config.php just fine but I don't get why these variables are undefined... TheDefender, thank-you but your solution didn't solve the problem... just for the record... here is the code for the page

<html>
<!-----[ This is the header for every single page... edit this and the top and / or layout of all your pages will change ]----->
	<head>
		<?php
		error_reporting(E_ALL);
			function connect($username, $password, $dbasename) {
				include("config.php");
				mysql_connect("localhost", "$username", "$password") or die(mysql_error());
					mysql_select_db("$dbasename") or die(mysql_error());
			}
			connect($username, $password, $dbasename); 
				$array = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM flite_config WHERE id = '0'"); 
				$name = mysql_fetch_array($array); 
				$sitename = $name['sitename'];
			mysql_close();
		?>
		<title><? print($sitename); ?></title>

That's not the end but that is the affected area... I will post some phps files up here

TheDefender

If you are using variables, remove the quotes...

Change this:

mysql_connect("localhost", "$username", "$password") or die(mysql_error()); 
mysql_select_db("$dbasename") or die(mysql_error());

to this:

mysql_connect("localhost", $username, $password) or die(mysql_error()); 
mysql_select_db($dbasename) or die(mysql_error());

Otherwise, it is literally trying to use the value of "$username" instead of the defined value for the variable $username.

Sgarissta

Originally posted by TheDefender
If you are using variables, remove the quotes...

Change this:
mysql_connect("localhost", "$username", "$password") or die(mysql_error()); 
mysql_select_db("$dbasename") or die(mysql_error()); 
to this:
mysql_connect("localhost", $username, $password) or die(mysql_error()); 
mysql_select_db($dbasename) or die(mysql_error()); 
Otherwise, it is literally trying to use the value of "$username" instead of the defined value for the variable $username. [/B]

Actually putting a variable inside of double quotes IS valid, it will parse it correctly. Putting it in SINGLE quotes will cause it to treat it as the literal string '$username'.

jam_wil

It still doesn't work and I still get those Notices... man, I hate having problems...

TheDefender

I stand corrected sgarissta...

The other thing that's odd about the code though is that you are passing the variables into the function, but they are being defined within the function (in the config.php file)...
So, change this:

function connect($username, $password, $dbasename) { 
                include("config.php"); 
                mysql_connect("localhost", "$username", "$password") or die(mysql_error()); 
                    mysql_select_db("$dbasename") or die(mysql_error()); 
            }

to this:

include("config.php"); 
function connect($username, $password, $dbasename) { 
                mysql_connect("localhost", "$username", "$password") or die(mysql_error()); 
                    mysql_select_db("$dbasename") or die(mysql_error()); 
            }

to this:

function connect() { 
  global $username, $password, $dbasename;
                include("config.php"); 
                mysql_connect("localhost", "$username", "$password") or die(mysql_error()); 
                    mysql_select_db("$dbasename") or die(mysql_error()); 
            }

jam_wil

I've managed to get rid of all the notices... however, I still have the path as the title... I'm sorry everybody for being such a pest about this and thank-you to all that have helped me so far... anyway's the code that I am using right now (with no errors) is...

<head>
		<?php
		error_reporting(E_ALL);
		include("config.php");
			function connect($username, $password, $dbasename) {
				mysql_connect("localhost", $username, $password) or die(mysql_error());
					mysql_select_db($dbasename) or die(mysql_error());
			}
			connect($username, $password, $dbasename); 
				$array = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM flite_config WHERE id = '0'"); 
				$name = mysql_fetch_array($array); 
				$sitename = $name['sitename'];
			mysql_close();
		?>
		<title><? print($sitename); ?></title>
		<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">
	</head>

that code is from <head> to </head>. Thank-you guys again...

TheDefender

Short tags may be off on your server...

// Change from this:
<title><? print($sitename); ?></title>

// to this:
<title><?php print($sitename); ?></title>

jam_wil

just tried it with <?php and it still didn't work... plus, I've used short tags before...

jam_wil

I figured it out and it was the easiest thing... I can't believe it slipped my mind. On the installation, I forgot to add a value into the sitename field... thank-you to everyone who helped me on this and sorry I made you think so hard when it was just a stupid error by me... thank-you

TheDefender

Sorry we didn't get you back to basics first... It was too obvious. LOL 😃 Glad it all worked out. Be sure to mark the thread resolved.

jam_wil

well... newbies like me will make newbie mistakes... just the way it is. Thanks again.