$_GET array & content management

broland

Hello all,
I am completley new to PHP and am I'm trying to create a simple content management system for a online store I am building w/ Y! store tags.

I want to use the $_GET array and setup a script such as http://store.com/script.php?item=A , where A = item number. The script would get the value and then display the simple HTML layout but change all instances of "itemnumber" in the store tag HTML to the value of ITEM in the script (A).
(store tags are inserted into the html layout such as <|-- ytag_picture=itemnumer --|> .. This would allow me to not have to make one seperate HTML page for each item.

Sorry if this sounds confusing but I'm new to PHP. Any and all help is greatly appriceated.

vaaaska

But, what is it specifically you need help with?

broland

Hehe, sorry if I didnt make it clear but I'm wondering the syntax of calling this within the document, I know you would use post and I found out how to call the get command, I just can't figure out howto post it within the store tag in the HTML document.

So instead of having to make a seperate page for every item I could use php instead. Obviously the syntax of what I have posted above is wrong, because it does not work, any help is greatly appriceated!

Thanks again,
Brandon Roland

laserlight

I think you should start by learning PHP.

The PHP Manual is a valuable resource, and you could read Practical PHP Programming.

broland

laserlight wrote:
I think you should start by learning PHP.

The PHP Manual is a valuable resource, and you could read Practical PHP Programming.

laserlight; I didnt mean to offend you and your vast assorment of knowledge. If you don't want to help me you don't have to. I'm very busy and don't have time to learn PHP or else I just might. I'm simply inquiring about something I thought might be able to help me save some time.

Excuse me if I'm wrong but I did post this on the "Newbie" forum correct?

As stated before, any and all help is greatly appriceated.

Thanks,
Brandon Roland

laserlight

I'm very busy and don't have time to learn PHP or else I just might.

If it is impractical for you to learn PHP and yet you need a PHP script written, then you may wish to hire the services of a developer with PHP expertise. Unfortunately, asking for commercial assistance is prohibited on this messageboard.

I'm simply inquiring about something I thought might be able to help me save some time.

Despite my forum usertitle, programming isnt magic. If you do not really understand a piece of code, then it may be better to do without it and spend the extra time going the long way instead of saving a little time, the hidden dangers of which can bite you later.

Excuse me if I'm wrong but I did post this on the "Newbie" forum correct?

Yes, but from what I see you do not understand basic PHP syntax. This makes it very difficult for anyone to help you, besides teaching you basic PHP.

broland

laserlight as I stated before you don't have to help me.. In the same sense that you think it might be easier for me to create 100 different HTML documents than ask for help with PHP on this forum, Would'nt it have saved you much time typing to correct the one or two line of code that what I am trying to do requires?

And no, no one has to teach me PHP to give help, and I'm not asking for anyone to teach me PHP. I didnt know PHP was a forbidden language only shared with those who are masters of the art; I guess thats just how you do things over there in singapore.

Once again, you don't have to help and you can glady stop viewing this thread and/or replying; it wouldnt bother me.

If I am in the wrong place and my post is that degrading to your mastery I invite you to please share your feelings with the moderator of this forum. I didnt come here to start any trouble and if you didnt want to help me you didnt have to post anything in the first place.

Thanks,
Brandon Roland

laserlight

In the same sense that you think it might be easier for me to create 100 different HTML documents than ask for help with PHP on this forum

Well, you dont have to write PHP scripts yourself, or even hire a programmer to write them for you. The area of content management systems happens to be one that has been flooded, and you can easily find open source and/or zero price pre-made CMS scripts such as Mambo online.

Would'nt it have saved you much time typing to correct the one or two line of code that what I am trying to do requires?

Well, the answer is that:

<? $post $_GET["a"] ?>

should be:

<?php echo $_GET["a"]; ?>

But the use of echo (or print, which is almost synonymous) is introduced in any "hello world" introductory script. If you cannot get this right, I dont see how you can have any hope to getting the other parts of your script to work. All that will happen is that you will become frustrated, since you are trying to run before you can walk, by trying to do things way beyond what you are currently capable of.

I didnt know PHP was a forbidden language only shared with those who are masters of the art

If it was forbidden, I would be executed for referring you to resources such as the PHP Manual :p

broland

Awww look she's not so bad after all, heh. Was that so bad? heh. As far as other script there is no other script. I simply have one RTML layout for each product, the fields are put into place via RTML Yahoo store tags, as mentioned earlier, all I need is the product code, hence

http://www.store.com/products.php?itemnumber=1

you are viewing

and that's that. Thanks for your help though; and yes, it was greatly appriceated 🙂 , heh.