[PHP] Linking with includes

**xplicit** · #1 08-30-2006, 05:48 AM

There is a post up on these boards about php linking, but its a bit outdated so I am here making a revised version. A useful code that allows for users to update sites without using mutiple pages of sites, instead drawing upon a single file for content.

Full code:

Code:

<?php switch($_GET['page']){
default: include_once('content/home.php');
break;
case 'home':
include 'content/home.php';
break;
}?>

Now lets break this down for everyone.

Code:

<?php switch($_GET['page']){
default: include_once('content/home.php');

In simple this code basically tells the server to get the 'page' which can be changed to what ever you wish, but make sure when you do links, you change your links to what you changed it to. Also the default: include_once code tells what file to be shown by default just once, change the info in the (' ')'s correctly.

Example: "<?php switch($_GET['id']){" your links would be http://yourhost.com?id=case.

Code:

break;

As this line says, it breaks the current code and lets you start off on a different code. use this inbetween your different cases.

Code:

case 'home':
include 'content/home.php';
break;

Starting with the first line, the case designated will determine to call upon info from a certain page. So your link would techinically be in this case http://yourhost.com?page=home .
the include 'url' code tells where to grab the file for the content.
When You want to create more links, simply add more to the case list.

Example:

Code:

<?php switch($_GET['page']){
default: include_once('content/home.php');
break;
case 'home':
include 'content/home.php';
break;
case 'yourcase':
include 'filelocation';
break;
}?>

Hope that gives some of ya some things to use later on in websites. Let me know if anything is wrong or needs editing.

**Peter** · #2 08-30-2006, 05:02 PM

Great tut! Moved to the Programming Forum

**Mifano** · #3 08-31-2006, 06:39 AM

Ohh nice, thank you!

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