[SOLVED] echoing and array help :(

[fellixombc]

Its echoing out a '1' one the homepage..and every other page..not what the variables say.. website: http://webdevshare.com

 

 

here is my script i wrote... please help?

 

  <?php
  
  ###############################
  ##Copyright(C)Webdevshare.com##
  ###############################
  
  
$home = "hello, homepage"; //start of home  content

//end of home content
$tutorials = "tutorials!"; // start of tutorials content

//end of tutorials content
$memberships = "memberships!!! XD"; // Start of memberships content

// end of memberships content
$downloads = "downloads lul"; //Start of downloads content

//end of downloads content
$chat = "chatting ftw?"; // Start of chat box

//End of chat box

$pages = array    (    array($choice => $home, 'url' => '/'),
                      array($choice => $tutorials, 'url' => '/tutorials.php'),
                     array($choice => $memberships, 'url' => '/memberships.php'),
                     array('choice' => '$downloads', 'url' => '/downloads.php'),
                     array('choice' => '$chat', 'url' => '/chat.php')
                );

$currentpage = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
foreach($pages as $page)
{
$choice = ($page['url'] == $currentpage);
    echo $choice;
} 
?>

[btherl]

I think you need to spend more time on the basics of php.

 

Play around a bit using this code:

 

print "<pre>"; var_dump($pages); print "</pre>";

 

That will show you the contents of any variable ($pages in this case).  You should do the same for $currentpage, so you can see what you are comparing against.

 

This line:

 

$choice = ($page['url'] == $currentpage);

 

says "Compare $page['url'] and $currentpage.  If they are equal, set $choice to true.  Otherwise set it to false"

 

When you try to print out "true", that's when you see 1.  Instead you should be printing something from $page, eg "echo $page['choice']" or "echo $page['url']"

[fellixombc]

I think you need to spend more time on the basics of php.

 

Play around a bit using this code:

 

print "<pre>"; var_dump($pages); print "</pre>";

 

That will show you the contents of any variable ($pages in this case).  You should do the same for $currentpage, so you can see what you are comparing against.

 

This line:

 

$choice = ($page['url'] == $currentpage);

 

says "Compare $page['url'] and $currentpage.  If they are equal, set $choice to true.  Otherwise set it to false"

 

When you try to print out "true", that's when you see 1.  Instead you should be printing something from $page, eg "echo $page['choice']" or "echo $page['url']"

Ill give that a try, and sorry, I've just started learning php..and kinda went head in =/

[fellixombc]

Alright, it works fine now, but its echoing out the other variables =/, how can i stop this and make it only print out the $home when its home etc,.

[btherl]

Can you describe what you are trying to do?  Are you trying to use the url of the page (eg '/tutorials.php') to determine which page you shoudl display?