div id wont work

[glossee]

i've got a problem...
im trying to convert my iframe site to php include
i have 4 include:
- header
- sidebar
- main/content
- footer
so this is how its look like:

<?php include('header.php'); ?>

<div id="nav">
<?php include('sidebar.php'); ?>
</div>

<div id="content">
<?php include('home.php'); ?>
</div>

<?php include('footer.php'); ?>

everything went well, except the DIV ID part...its seems like it wont work, my css for those ID are:

#nav {
position: absolute; left: 204px; top: 360px; overflow:auto;}
#content {
position: absolute; left: 182px; top: 40px; overflow:auto;}

somebody can help me? 😕

[Jack_McSlay]

odd... if you switch from id to class (simply replace the 'id' on the divs with 'class' and the '#' on the CSS file with '.') does it work?

and are you sure your html is pointing to the right path to the CSS after you redesigned your page?

[Weedpacket]

What do you mean "wont work"?

[glossee]

yes i've been trying to change it to class and it didnt work either

what i meant with wont work is...the css didnt make any difference,like there arent css.

[leatherback]

how do you include the css?

Is it an external stylesheet? Is the link to the stylesheet correct? Does the name of the class / div id match up with the used name?

[glossee]

oh, forget it...i found another easy tutorial...from here:

http://inobscuro.com/tutorials/read/16/

where do i did wrong with my php setting, mine is:

<?php
	$go = $_GET['index'];	/* gets the variable $page */
	$index = array('home','site', 'me', 'plugboard');

if ($go) {
      if(in_array($go,$pages)) {
    $go = $index . '.php';
	include($go);
}
		else {
		echo 'Page not found. Return to
		<a href="index.php">index</a>';
		}
	} 	/* if $page has a value, include it */
	else {
		include('home.php');
	} 	/* otherwise, include the default page */
?>

everytime i click the link:
index.php?go=site
or
index.php?go=me

it always open the "home" page...

[leatherback]

Just changing strategies each time something doesn't work directly, it is not a solution to just change. Programming requires a basic understanding of what you are trying to do.

Anyway.. The example on the tutorial site works well, why did you modify it? Seriously, just changing names in a script can siriously harm the script, as in your case.

TYhe example on the tutorial page looks like it should work. You changed it, with new variable names, without trying to understand it. Take the example page, and modify each variable at a time. Come back when you have tried to understand how it works