[RESOLVED] youarehere in php.

thatboyjim

Hi there

I have just started using php and this is what I am trying to do...

I want a menu which uses a #youarehere class from style sheet so that when you click on a page, the menu item highlights.

Is there any way I can do this without having the html menu on every page? Currently, if I want to change an item in the menu I have to change it in several different pages.

What I need is one central place for the menu html that can use the youarehere type functionality?

Sorry if my description is not clear.

Many thanks in advance.

James

etully

http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?t=10334798

thatboyjim

Thanks for this. Just to give a bit more detail... this is my nav bar...

<div id="navcontainer">
<ul>
<li><span =id"youarehere">home</span></li>
<li><a href="gameday.php">gameday</a></li>
<li><a href="team.php">team</a></li>
<li><a href="news.php">news</a></li>
<li><a href="sponsors.php">sponsors</a></li>
<li><a href="want2play.php">want to play</a></li>
<li><a href="contact.php">contact</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

Depending on which page you are on, the span should appear on that list item. However, i don't want to have to recreate this code on every page. Know any ways to do this dynamically?

I'm not sure if the link above is suited?

Thanks in advance.

James

B_man

Try something like this, in its own PHP file, and include the file:

<?php

// Get the filename of the current file, minus the .php
$tmp[0] = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
$tmp[1] = strrpos( $tmp[0], '?' );
if ( $tmp[1] !== FALSE )
     $tmp[0] = substr( $tmp[0], 0, $tmp[1] );
$current_page = basename( $tmp[0], '.php' );

// List of pages ( 'code' => 'title' )
$pages = array(
     'home' => 'home',
     'gameday' => 'gameday',
     'team' => 'team',
     'news' => 'news',
     'sponsors' => 'sponsors',
     'want2play' => 'want to play',
     'contact' => 'contact',
);

// Loop through the list making our links
foreach ( $pages as $code => $title )
{
     if ( $code == $current_page )
          $content .= "<li><span id=\"youarehere\">$title</span></li>";
     else
          $content .= "<li><a href=\"$code.php\">$title</a></li>";
}

// Send out the content
print <<<HTML
<div id="navcontainer">
<ul>
$content
</ul>
</div>
HTML;

?>

thatboyjim

Fantastic! Works a treat. Thanks alot for your help!

James

😃

bradgrafelman

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