Code to link to user's profile

TheGreatJarl

I'm not sure if I should ask here, but since I have a user here, I thought I just as well might. :3

I have a .css stylesheet, basically a dropdown menu with links to various pages of my website. It's a user-based community, and I'd like a link to each user's profile, so a user can click on a "profile" link and be taken directly to their own profile page. Is this possible? I am using the phpbb board v. 2.? (something high).

The URL for a user profile is http://websitename.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=XX

Removing the &u=XX part doesn't work, and neither does removing ?mode=viewprofile&u=XX. I have no clue what to do, I suppose it should fetch the user's name from the database and make the link using that, but... I don't know how to do that.. o.o Any help would be appreciated.

Again, please let me know if this doesn't belong to this forum, or this board even.

Thank you.

big_nerd

TheGreatJarl,

those items such as "mode=viewprofile" and so forth are parameters being passed to the script, much like sending POST variables from a form.

I am a little unsure of the question, the URL you posted does work? or no?

What code have you used to attempt to link it, I would recommend posting code that isn't working, describe how it isnt working, etc, be detailed as possible.

TheGreatJarl

I apologize. I was in a rush when I made my thread. Let me explain...

I have a .tpl file that contains a suckertreemenu. In it, I have this:

<li><a href="#">Profile</a>
  <ul>
  <li><a href="http://websitename.com/comingsoon.php">View Profile</a></li>
  </ul>
</li>

I want the link to direct a logged-in user to his/her profile page. A profile page URL looks like this:

http://websitename.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=XX

XX being the number of the user. :3

I am unsure how to make it direct to a user's profile when they're logged in. I think I should make it fetch the usernumber from the database, but how I do that... beats me... =/

Hope it explains it better.. ^{_^;}

big_nerd

You would have to sort through the source code of phpbb to look as to where they get their information.

I don't know it off the top of my head since I do not use it.

SoulAssassin

Not Sure if I understand you correctly, But this is what I think.

<?
session_start();
$user = $_SESSION['user_name'];
echo "Username In Session - ".$_SESSION['user_name'].""; 
echo "<br>";
echo "Username - $user"; 
echo "<br>";

if ($u)
{
$result = mysql_query("Select * from user_table WHERE user_name='$u' ",$con);
$num = mysql_num_rows($result);
$n = 0;
?>
 <table>
        <tr > 
           <td>User Name</td>
           <td>User Surname</td>
           <td>User E-Mail</td>
        </tr>
<?
while($row= mysql_fetch_array($result , MYSQL_ASSOC))
{
?>
<td><? echo $row['user_name']; ?></td>
<td><? echo $row['user_surname']; ?></td>
<td><? echo $row['user_email']; ?></td>
<?
}
}
else
{
?>
<li>Profile
  <ul>
  <li>
<a href="thispage.php?u=<? echo $user; ?>">View Profile</a>
</li>
  </ul>
</li>
<?
}
?>