links - require function help

[21v]

Hey all,

Trying to acieve links with the require function

here is my code, i cant get it to work, I only get a blank screen.

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<?

//Start timer
$mtime = microtime();
$mtime = explode(" ",$mtime);
$mtime = $mtime[1] + $mtime[0];
$starttime = $mtime;

//INDEX VIEW-----------------------------------------------------------------------

$a = "index.php" ;

if ($a=="") {
include "index.php"
}

//VIEW CATS------------------------------------------------------------------------

if($a=='home'){
include "index.php";
}

//------------------------------------------------------------------------
if($=='showcase'){
include "showcase.php";
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
if($=='portfolio'){
include "portfolio.php";
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
if($a=='services'){
include "services.php";
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
if($a=='contact'){
include "contact.php";
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
if($act=='splashoff'){
include "splashoff.php";
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
if($act=='splash_on'){
include "splashon.php";
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
if($act=='help'){
include "help.php";
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
if($act=='search'){
include "search.php";
}

//------------------------------------------------------------------------

//FOOTER FILE

?>

[laserlight]

Give the smallest and simplest example of a script that demonstrates your problem.

In your case, your timer portion is just a distraction.
Your code obviously doesnt work, since at a glance "$=='showcase'" is a parse error.
Make sure that error_reporting is E_ALL and display_errors is set to On (in php.ini).

[kburger]

Why would you be defining $a to be "index.php" and then checking to see if $a is null?

$a = "index.php" ;

if ($a=="") {
include "index.php"
} 

There are several other problems as well.

[21v]

im no php genius, simply trying to get the links to work with the unclude functions.

so, basically, its all set wrong?

any suggestions?

[laserlight]

Put your current script aside and create these 4 files in the same directory:

<?php
//File: test.php
//check if $_GET['n'] is set and contains something
if (empty($_GET['n'])) {
	//no $_GET['n'], so we print the sample links
	echo '<a href="' . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . '?n=1">#1</a><br>'
		. '<a href="' . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . '?n=2">#2</a><br>'
		. '<a href="' . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . '?n=3">#3</a><br>';
} else {
	//check what does $_GET['n'] correspond to
	switch ($_GET['n']) {
	case 1: include 'include1.inc.php'; break;
	case 2: include 'include2.inc.php'; break;
	case 3: include 'include3.inc.php'; break;
	default: //value of $_GET['n'] is wrong
		echo "Invalid n specified";
	}
}
?>

<?php
//File: include1.inc.php
echo "This is include1.inc.php included with n=" . $_GET['n'];
?>

<?php
//File: include2.inc.php
echo "This is include2.inc.php included with n=" . $_GET['n'];
?>

<?php
//File: include3.inc.php
echo "This is include3.inc.php included with n=" . $_GET['n'];
?>

[kburger]

I'd start by not defining $a. Then I think I'd use a switch statement:

 
switch ($a) {
case "showcase":
	include("showcase.php");
	break;
case "portfolio":
	include("portfolio.php");
	break;
case "services":
	include("services.php");
	break;
case "contact":
	include("contact.php");
	break;
case "splashoff":
	include("splashoff.php");
	break;
case "splash_on":
	include("splashon.php");
	break;
case "help":
	include("help.php");
	break;
case "search":
	include("search.php");
	break;
default:
	include("index.php");
}