Try this... use it as a template.
Create the three pages below and then browse on Index.php.
Index.php
<html>
<head>
<title>Category Test</title>
<style>
body { font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; font-size: small; color: black; }
.Container { width: 800px; border: 4px solid black; }
.MainBlock { width: 600px; border: 1px dotted black; }
.MenuBlock { width: 200px; border: 1px dotted black; }
.Menu { width: 200px; border: 1px dotted black; }
.NewsBlock { border: 1px solid black; }
.AboutBlock { border: 1px solid black; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<table class="Container" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4">
<tr>
<td class="MainBlock" valign="top" align="left">
<?php
if (!isset($GET["cat"]))
$category = "News";
else
{
switch(strtoupper($GET["cat"]))
{
case "NEWS":
$category = "News";
break;
case "ABOUT":
$category = "About";
break;
default:
$category = "News";
break;
}
}
require_once("$category" . "Template.php");
?>
</td>
<td class="MenuBlock" valign=top align=left>
<table class="Menu" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4">
<tr>
<td>
<a href="Index.php?cat=news">News</a>
<br />
<a href="Index.php?cat=about">About</a>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
NewsTemplate.php
<table class="NewsBlock" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2">
<tr>
<td>
<b>[Health News]</b> Washington, March 31
<p />
Aspirin is as effective as anti-clotting drug warfarin in preventing strokes in people with blocked brain arteries but is more safe as it causes fewer deaths and less bleeding, a study has said.
<p />
The study was conducted in patients who had suffered a stroke or mini-stroke caused by the build-up of fatty deposits in the brain arteries' inner walls, which restricts blood flow.
<p />
Such patients usually get blood thinning and anti-clotting medication to prevent stroke, taking either aspirin or warfarin, said the research published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
</td>
</tr>
</table>
AboutTemplate.php
<table class="AboutBlock" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2">
<tr>
<td>
<b>About</b>
<p>
XYZ Corporation is a diverse technology company specializing in PHP web development and testing. If you
are looking for a company that can do it all and with the right attitude, please contact us.
</td>
</tr>
</table>
