need help on if statements and php include

[jjoves]

I have the following php code and I can not seem to make the if statement work.

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<?php include "header.php"; ?>
<?php include "nav.php"; ?>

<!-- Begin if statements here -->
<?php
if($x=="service"){
include("services.php");
}
elseif($x=="properties"){
include("properties.php");
}
else {
include("main.php");
}
?>
<!-- End of if statements -->

<?php include "footer.php"; ?>

and here are the following .php files that's suppose to load.

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<table width="750" height="40" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#CCCC99">
<tr>
<td width="220" valign="top">
<?php include "news.php"; ?>
</td>
<td width="530" valign="top"> tools</td>
</tr>
</table>

[laserlight]

How does it not work?

[jjoves]

It seems that it goes directly to the else part right away. Because everytime I change the else part of the statement to load a certain page that's what gets loaded on the site, no matter if you have type in the "index.php?x=tools" in the url.

[laserlight]

Have you read this forum's FAQ on register_globals?

[jjoves]

what do i need to change in the register globals

[laserlight]

Read the FAQ before asking.

[jjoves]

Im pretty new at this -- i did check my register globals and it is set to OFF --> from what I read it should be set to OFF. Is there another way of writing the code?

if($x=="home"){ 
	include("main.php"); 
	}
	elseif($x=="service"){ 
	include("services.php");
    } 
	elseif($x=="properties"){ 
	include("properties.php");
    } 
	elseif($x=="contact"){ 
	include("contact.php");
	} 
	elseif($x=="tools"){ 
	include("tools.php"); 
	} 
	else{
  	include ("main.php");
	}

[laserlight]

i did check my register globals and it is set to OFF --> from what I read it should be set to OFF

That's correct.

But you're using incoming variables as if register_globals was set to On.

You should use say, $_GET['x'] instead

if (isset($_GET['x'])) {
	switch ($_GET['x']) {
	case "service":
    	include "services.php";
		break;
	case "properties":
    	include "properties.php";
		break;
	case "contact":
    	include "contact.php";
		break;
	case "tools":
    	include "tools.php"; 
		break;
	case "home":
	default:
		include "main.php";
	}
} else {
	include "main.php";
}

[jjoves]

I use d your suggestions and nothing happens -- this time no display ---> it does not even show the page at all. What other configs do I need to change:

System
Mac OSX
php 4

[suepahfly]

Question: Where do you initialize $x ?
I mean where in one of your included files does it state

$x = 'someValue';

Because if $x is empty the above code won't work at all

(and since your a newbie, you do know what vaiables are and what they do don't you. Or did you just copy/paste some code enad hoped it worked )